Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacterium causing inflammation and ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract.
Detailed description
Most people become infected with Helicobacter pylori in their early childhood without noticing. The bacterium can survive the stomach’s acidic environment by producing an alkaline protective layer. It destroys the gastric mucosa and causes inflammation. The bacteria spread from one person’s mouth to another or from feces to the mouth. So far, no vaccination is available.
Helicobacter pylori, Campylobacter jejuni, and Campylobacter coli are among the most widespread bacterial pathogens and responsible for annually hundreds of thousands of cases of diarrhoea, intestinal inflammation, gastric ulcers and stomach cancer worldwide. The research group led by Christine ...
Helicobacter pylori is one of the top 10 bacterial threats listed by the WHO, for which treatment is becoming increasingly difficult due to rising antibiotic resistance. More than half of the world's population is chronically infected with this bacterium. H. pylori is a recognised class I carcinogen ...
