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Motility as a factor in the colonisation of gnotobiotic piglets by Helicobacter pylori.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Aug 1992
Eaton K A, Morgan D R, Krakowka S
Abstract excerpt
Non-motile variants of Helicobacter pylori (strain 26695) occurred with a frequency of 1.6 (SD 0.4) x 10(-4) variants/cell/division cycle, and reversion to the motile form occurred with a frequency of less than 10(-7) variants/cell/division cycle. The two forms remained greater than 90% pure for up to 50 cell divisions and differed only in the presence or absence of motility and flagella. Bacteria were recovered...
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