Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacterium causing inflammation and ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract.
Detailed description
Most people become infected with Helicobacter pylori in their early childhood without noticing. The bacterium can survive the stomach’s acidic environment by producing an alkaline protective layer. It destroys the gastric mucosa and causes inflammation. The bacteria spread from one person’s mouth to another or from feces to the mouth. So far, no vaccination is available.
Scientists from the Hannover Medical School (MHH) have elucidated how Helicobacter pylori causes gastritis. Chronic infections with the globally ubiquitous pathogen can also lead to gastric ulcers and
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori is an important gut pathogen and the main cause of gastric ulcers and gastric cancer. As yet it was not clear, which mechanisms play a role in these secondary
His aim is to develop a vaccine against the widespread gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori: for his work in this field, Professor Markus Gerhard, Technische Universität München (TUM), was awarded the
