Question 86

(Multiple Choice)

Helicobacter pylori is a bacterial organism that causes ulcers and digestive disturbances.How might they survive the acid pH of the stomach?


A)They secrete buffers to neutralize acid.
B)They burrow under the mucus layer that covers the stomach epithelium.
C)They take over the parietal cells.
D)They release chemicals that decrease acid production in the stomach.
E)The produce a cell wall.

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