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Effectiveness ofCyanothece spp. andCyanospira capsulata exocellular polysaccharides as antiadhesive agents for blocking attachment ofHelicobacter pylori to human gastric cells

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The effect of cyanobacterial polysaccharides (fromCyanothece spp. andCyanospira capsulata) on the binding ofHelicobacter pylori to gastric epithelial cells was evaluated. The antiadhesive action on Kato III and HeLa S3 human gastric cell lines was established.

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  1. Center for Biological Research, Marine Pathology Unit, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23 000, Mexico

    F. Ascencio & N. L. Gama

  2. Department of Microbiology, National University of Singapore, 117 597, Singapore

    F. Ascencio, N. L. Gama & B. Ho

  3. Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy

    R. De Philippis

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This work was supported by theNational University of Singapore (NUS). The first author was on a sabbatical scholarship fromNOS and theMexican Coancu of Science and technology (CONACyT). The second author was on a graduate scholarship fromCONACyT.

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Ascencio, F., Gama, N.L., De Philippis, R. et al. Effectiveness ofCyanothece spp. andCyanospira capsulata exocellular polysaccharides as antiadhesive agents for blocking attachment ofHelicobacter pylori to human gastric cells. Folia Microbiol 49, 64–70 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931648

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