Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from human faeces.

Helicobacter pylori is arguably the commonest chronic infection in man. However, its route of transmission is unknown. We have isolated viable H pylori from the faeces of an infected individual from The Gambia. The organism was cultured on selective media after concentration of faecal bacteria by ce...

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Publicado en:Lancet Vol. 340; no. 8829; pp. 1194 - 1196
Autores principales: Thomas, J E, Gibson, G R, Darboe, M K, Dale, A, Weaver, L T
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Lancet 11/14/1992
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