A 34 year old man diagnosed of having H. pylori infection after biopsy. Where can H. pylori be found in the stomach?
H. pylori is a noninvasive organism that colonizes the mucous layeroverlying gastric epithelium. Factors impoant in the organism's ability to colonize the stomach include its flagellae, which facilitate its locomotion; its ability to adhere to the mucous layer; and its production of urease.
Epithelial lining
Mucous layer
Lamina propria
Local toxins