In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on the impact of microbial populations
inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract on human health and disease. According to the …

Helicobacter pylori is a gastric pathogen that colonizes approximately 50% of the world's
population. Infection with H. pylori causes chronic inflammation and significantly increases …

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 …

Helicobacter pylori plays an essential role in the development of various gastroduodenal
diseases; however, only a small proportion of people infected with H. pylori develop these …

Helicobacter pylori is highly adapted for colonization of the human stomach and is present in
about half of the human population. When present, H pylori is usually the numerically …

Helicobacter pylori is the main cause of peptic ulceration, distal gastric adenocarcinoma,
and gastric lymphoma. Only 15% of those colonized develop disease, and pathogenesis …

Persistent bacterial infections involving Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Salmonella enterica
serovar Typhi (S. typhi) and Helicobacter pylori pose significant public-health problems …

Chronic gastritis induced by Helicobacter pylori is the strongest known risk factor for
adenocarcinoma of the distal stomach, yet only a minority of people who harbour this …

Bacterial protein toxins alter eukaryotic cellular processes and enable bacteria to
successfully colonize their hosts. In recent years, there has been increased recognition that …

The VacA toxin secreted by Helicobacter pylori enhances the ability of the bacteria to
colonize the stomach and contributes to the pathogenesis of gastric adenocarcinoma and …