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The life and death of helicobacter pylori
1 Jul 1998
Abstract excerpt
The ability of Helicobacter pylori to survive in the varying acidity of the stomach is considered to be linked to its ability to maintain a tolerable pH in its periplasmic space by acid dependent activation of internal urease activity. Whereas survival of H pylori can occur between a periplasmic pH of 4.0 to 8.0, growth can only occur between a periplasmic pH of 6.0 to 8.0. When urease activity is only able to...
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