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Helicobacter: The Ease and Difficulty of a New Discovery (Nobel Lecture)
Author(s) -
Warren J. Robin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
chemmedchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.817
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1860-7187
pISSN - 1860-7179
DOI - 10.1002/cmdc.200600121
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , chronic gastritis , gastritis , helicobacter , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , gastroenterology , biology , genetics
When J. Robin Warren noticed small curved and spiral bacilli closely applied to the epithelial surface of a patient with severe chronic gastritis, it was a “fact” that bacteria could not live in the acidic environment of the stomach. In collaboration with Barry J. Marshall, Warren went on to confirm that Helicobacter pylori is a pathogenic bacterium associated with ulcers and chronic gastritis. In 2005, they were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.