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Appl. Environ. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/AEM.01958-07
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Adherence of Helicobacter pylori to abiotic surfaces is influenced by serum

LSU Health Sciences Center- Shreveport, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932

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	Abstract

H. pylori cultured in chemically-defined medium without serum readily adhere to a variety of abiotic surfaces. Growth produces microcolonies that spread to cover the entire surface along with a planktonic subpopulation. Serum inhibits adherence. Initial attachment is protein-mediated, but other molecules are responsible for more permanent attachment.