Other stomach microbiota modulate resistance to H. pylori-driven ulcers
Monday, March 25, 2013 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
Mice with different naturally occurring stomach bacteria have distinct susceptibilities to disease caused by Helicobacter pylori, the well-known cause of ulcers in humans, according to a new study. This is the first study to document (in mice) that the presence of certain bacteria in the stomach microbiota can prevent pathology from H. pylori.