Helicobacter pylori is the first formally recognized bacterial carcinogen and is one of the
most successful human pathogens, as over half of the world's population is colonized with …

Background Helicobacter pylori is well adapted to colonize the epithelial surface of the
human gastric mucosa and can cause persistent infections. In order to infect the gastric …

Changing eating habits and an increase in consumption of thermally processed products
have increased the risk of the harmful impact of chemical substances in food on consumer …

Sequence diversity and gene content distinguish most isolates of Helicobacter pylori. Even
greater sequence differences differentiate distinct populations of H. pylori from different …

The virulence of pathogenic bacteria is dependent on their adaptation to and survival in the
stressful conditions encountered in their hosts. Helicobacter pylori exclusively colonizes the …

Chronic infection of the human stomach by Helicobacter pylori leads to a variety of
pathological sequelae, including peptic ulcer and gastric cancer, resulting in significant …

Nickel is a cofactor for various microbial enzymes, yet as a trace element, its scavenging is
challenging. In the case of the pathogen Helicobacter pylori, nickel is essential for the …

The human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori is extremely well adapted to the highly
acidic conditions encountered in the stomach. The pronounced acid resistance of H. pylori …

The Gram-negative gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori depends on natural transformation
for genomic plasticity, which leads to host adaptation and spread of resistances. Here, we …

Bacterial cell wall biosynthesis is an essential process that requires the coordinated activity
of peptidoglycan biosynthesis enzymes within multi-protein complexes involved in cell …