How Helicobacter pylori senses, targets and interacts with the gastric epithelium.
Published in Environmental microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a human-specific pathogen that chronically infects about 50% of the world's population. After travelling through the harsh environment of the stomach lumen, H. pylori colonizes the mucosal surface and within the glands of the human stomach. During colonization, H. pylori uses motility and its chemotaxis signalling system to s...
