TABLE 3.
Effect of acid treatment on survival of H. pylori J166
| Isolate | Viable colonies (CFU/ml)
|
Survival frequency (mean ± SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before acid | After acid (mean ± SD) | ||
| Inoculated J166 | 1.38 × 108 | 1.55 ± 1.86 | 1.13 × 10−8 ± 1.3 × 10−8 |
| Urease-negative J166 | 1.35 × 108 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Urease-positive J166 | 7.90 × 107 | 9.60 × 103 ± 6.0 × 103 | 1.22 × 10−4 ± 7.6 × 10−5 |