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Public Health Microbiology

Effect of Chlorine on Incorporation of Helicobacter pylori into Drinking Water Biofilms

M. S. Gião, N. F. Azevedo, S. A. Wilks, M. J. Vieira, C. W. Keevil
M. S. Gião
1Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
2School of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO16 7PX, United Kingdom
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N. F. Azevedo
1Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
2School of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO16 7PX, United Kingdom
3LEPAE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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S. A. Wilks
2School of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Southampton, Bassett Crescent East, Southampton SO16 7PX, United Kingdom
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M. J. Vieira
1Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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C. W. Keevil
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DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01378-09
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ABSTRACT

The use of a specific peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe demonstrated that Helicobacter pylori persisted inside biofilms exposed to low concentrations of chlorine (0.2 and 1.2 mg liter−1) for at least 26 days, although no culturable cells were recovered. Coupled with data obtained using viability stains in pure culture, this result suggests that H. pylori can survive chlorination but remain undetectable by culture methods, which can be effectively replaced by PNA hybridization.

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Effect of Chlorine on Incorporation of Helicobacter pylori into Drinking Water Biofilms
M. S. Gião, N. F. Azevedo, S. A. Wilks, M. J. Vieira, C. W. Keevil
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Feb 2010, 76 (5) 1669-1673; DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01378-09

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Effect of Chlorine on Incorporation of Helicobacter pylori into Drinking Water Biofilms
M. S. Gião, N. F. Azevedo, S. A. Wilks, M. J. Vieira, C. W. Keevil
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Feb 2010, 76 (5) 1669-1673; DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01378-09
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