Overview: .H. pylori. infection, both in man and in the laboratory animal, has become a standard model to investigate fundamental problems in biology, such as microbial-host interactions, intracellular signalling, modulation of inflammation, mucosal atrophic metaplasia, and microbial resistance, to name just a few. The issues addressed in this book are grouped according to their leading theme. Topics include: the new Helicobacters, strain differences of .H. pylori. and their consequence on microbial-host interactions and the effects of .H. pylori. infection on the gastric mucosa. The role of .
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