title: In vitro model for Campylobacter pylori adherence properties.
abstract: The adherence of 12 strains of Campylobacter pylori was studied on four cell lines. Immunofluorescence and scanning and transmission electron microscopy were used to visualize the bacteria. A heavy adherence to the epithelial cell line HEp-2 and to the intestinal cell line Int-407 was noted. By transmission electron microscopy, a close association between bacteria and cells in the form of cup-like structures was observed, but pedestals were not present.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital des Enfants, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Neman-Simha
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mégraud
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning