Reviving the Coccoid Forms of H. pylori Serotypes

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Reviving the Coccoid Forms of H. pylori Serotypes

D. Esmaeilli¹, A. Mohabati Mobarez² and N. Sotodeh²

¹Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Science, Baqyatollah University, Tehran, Iran.

²Department of Bacteriology, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2010;4(2):541-544

Received: 05/05/2010 | Accepted: 12/06/2010| Published: 31/10/2010

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori, the most common chronic bacterial infection, has shown in two significant structure; bacilli and coccoid form. The coccid form has been detected as a viable but not culturable form which forms in unfavorable situation to survive. This feature leads some problems especially during several sub-culturing the examining H. pylori serotypes. We were targeting this problem, based on finding a suitable environment for conversion the coccoid form to viable and culturable bacilli form.

Keywords

Helicobacter pylori, coccoid form, revive, in vivo medium

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