heliobacter : Idioms & Phrases
genus heliobacter
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noun a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans)
Heliobacter.
WordNet
heliobacter pylori
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noun the type species of genus Heliobacter; produces urease and is associated with several gastroduodenal diseases (including gastritis and gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers and other peptic ulcers)
H. pylori.
