title: Composition and function of Helicobacter pylori outer membrane vesicles.
abstract: The gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori sheds outer membrane vesicles (OMV) that possess many of the surface elements of the bacterium. Here we review current knowledge on the composition of H. pylori OMV and discuss evidence for their potential roles in bacterial survival and pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Otago, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Jacqueline I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Keenan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D022161:Transport Vesicles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins