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SUBMITTER: Martinez LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4857613 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecular microbiology 20151014 1
The helical shape of the human stomach pathogen Helicobacter pylori has been suggested to provide mechanical advantage for penetrating the viscous stomach mucus layer. Using single-cell tracking and quantitative morphology analysis, we document marked variation in cell body helical parameters and flagellum number among H. pylori strains leading to distinct and broad speed distributions in broth and viscous gastric mucin media. These distributions reflect both temporal variation in swimming speed ...[more]