Helicobacter pylori requires an acidic environment to survive in the presence of urea.

doi:10.1128/iai.63.5.1669-1673.1995

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Helicobacter pylori requires an acidic environment to survive in the presence of urea.

Infection and immunity - 1 May 1995

Clyne M, Labigne A, Drumm B

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The aim of this work was to study the significance of the urease enzyme in promoting Helicobacter pylori survival in various environments. A urease-positive H. pylori isolate, strain N6, and an isogenic urease-negative strain, strain N6(ureB::TnKm), were incubated in phosphate-buffered saline at...

Topics

Acids
Alkalies
Ammonia
Helicobacter pylori
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Mutation
Urea
Urease

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