DISSECTION OF HELICOBACTER PULLORUM EFFECTORS FOR DEFENCE AGAINST THE NITROSATIVE STRESS GENERATED BY THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM

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Defences of Helicobacter species against host antimicrobials

Publication . Parente, Adelina Margarida Lima Pereira Rodrigues; Saraiva, Lígia; Justino, Marta

Bacteria of the genus Helicobacter are related to gastrointestinal and hepatic disease in humans. Helicobacter pylori infects the gastric mucosa of a large percentage of the human population and has been reported to cause gastric ulcer and stomach cancer. Other Helicobacter related species, such as the enterohepatic Helicobacter pullorum, although firstly discovered in chickens are now known to be associated with human digestive disorders such as gastroenteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatobiliary disease and hepatic cancer.(...)

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SFRH/BD/81192/2011