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The Campylobacter pylori Story

1988; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 23; Issue: sup146 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/00365528809099131

1502-7708

Barry J. Marshall,

Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

The Campylobacter pylori story began before the turn of the century, with early works describing 'spirochaetes' in the gastric mucosa of animals. Culture of the organism in 1982 enabled investigators to make sense of the many previous works concerning the microbiology, biochemistry, and histology of the gastric mucosa. Whereas some physicians remain skeptical of C. pylori's pathogenic role, those who have studied the new organism believe it is a major gastrointestinal pathogen and see the possibility of curative therapy for what is now called 'acid peptic disease'.