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Umea University

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In the acidic stomach environment, Helicobacter pylori benefits from the protection of the pH-neutral gastric mucus layer. The bacterium's adhesion protein has a pH-sensitive mechanism allowing the bacterium to timely escape when shedding cells and mucus enter the acidic gastric juice, and allowing the bacterium to return to stomach lining and recycle the infection. Video illustration by Örjan Furberg, Nopolo.se.

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Örjan Furberg, Nopolo.se.

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Örjan Furberg, Nopolo.se.

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