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Ep 28 H. pylori: Don't try this at home

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Helicobacter Pylori: A Microbe That Survives the Acidic Environment

The helicobacter pylori bacteria can resist being flushed out of your stomach. It has two main mechanisms by which it's able to survive. The first is that they have flagella, protein structures coming off their bodies. They use them not just to swim against the current of peristalsis, but to swim down into the mucus that lines your stomach.

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