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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 277-282Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00188-6
Keywords
Helicobacter pylori; coccoid forms; ureA; cagA; vacA; RT-PCR
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As viability of coccoid forms of Helicobacter pylori can only be verified by demonstrating the integrity of the DNA and active protein synthesis, we analysed the expression of ureA, cagA, vacA genes after prolonged incubation in a liquid medium. Exponentially growing and ageing phase cultures were used. Our results showed that, although the coccoid forms had decreased DNA and RNA levels after 31 days, they were not degraded and still expressed the urease, cytotoxic island and vacuolating toxin genes. Coccoid forms are therefore viable and may act as a transmissible agent that plays a crucial role in disease relapses after antibiotic therapy. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. and International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.
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