Lack of Stage-Specific Proteins in Coccoid Helicobacter pylori Cells
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 72 (11) , 6738-6742
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.72.11.6738-6742.2004
Abstract
Helicobacter pylori exists in two distinct forms, rod shaped or coccoid, in stomachs of infected patients. Based on in vitro proteome comparisons, there are no detectable coccoid-specific proteins, which argues against the specific adaptation of coccoid Helicobacter to distinct biological functions, such as enhanced persistence or transmission to other hosts.Keywords
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