Helicobacter pylori/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Helicobacter pylori.

Gram-negative, urease-positive, microaerophilic bacterium that can inhabit various areas of the stomach and duodenum, and is strongly linked to the development of duodenal and gastric ulcers and stomach cancer.