Assessment of the effectiveness of low-pressure UV light for inactivation of Helicobacter pylori

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Three strains of Helicobacter pylori are exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light from a low-pressure source to determine log inactivation versus applied fluence. The results have shown that H. pylori is readily inactivated at UV fluences typically used in water treatment regimens and greater than 4-[log.sub.10] inactivation is demonstrated on all three strains at fluences of less than 8 mJ [cm.sup.2-].

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Survival of Helicobacter pylori in a natural freshwater environment

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The ability of Helicobacter pylori to enter the viable but nonculturable (VNBC) state in both the laboratory and a natural freshwater environment is investigated. The results suggest that H. Pylori persists in laboratory cultures and the environment in the VNBC state and that cells in this state represent a public health hazard.

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Adherence of Helicobacter pylori to abiotic surfaces is influenced by serum

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Helicobacter pylori bacteria cultured in a chemically defined medium without serum has adhered to a variety of abiotic surfaces. Serum has inhibited adherence and initial attachment is shown to be protein mediated, but other molecules are also responsible for more permanent attachment.

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