title: Lack of stage-specific proteins in coccoid Helicobacter pylori cells.
abstract: Helicobacter pylori exists in two distinct forms, rod shaped or coccoid, in stomachs of infected patients. Based on in vitro proteome comparisons, there are no detectable coccoid-specific proteins, which argues against the specific adaptation of coccoid Helicobacter to distinct biological functions, such as enhanced persistence or transmission to other hosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Max-Planck-Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bumann
authors.forename: Hajar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Habibi
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goosmann
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brinkmann
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Jungblut
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D020543:Proteome
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D020543:Proteome