The historical associations between bacteria and peptic ulcer disease Taxonomy of Helicobacter pylori Isolation and characteristics Helicobacter pylori The ultrastructure of Helicobacter pylori Ultrastructure of Helicobacter pylori in vivo Detection of Helicobacter pylori by histology Detection of Helicobacter pylori by the biopsy urease test The serology of Helicobacter pylori infections Detection of helicobacter pylori by the 14C-urea breath test Detection of Helicobacter pylori by the 13C-urea breath test Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection Helicobacter pylori and chronic gastritis Helicobacter pylori, duodenitis and duodenal ulceration Helicobacter pylori, gastric ulceration and the post-operative stomach Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer Helicobacter pylori and non-ulcer dyspepsia Helicobacter pylori in paediatric populations Helicobacter pylori and spontaneous hypochlorhydria Helicobacter pylori colonisation and alterations in gastric physiology Helicobacter pylori: human ingestion studies Possible pathogenetic mechanisms in Helicobacter pylori infection Bacteriological and pharmacological basis for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection Helicobacter pylori: treatment of gastritis Helicobacter pylori and ulcer treatment Helicobacter pylori and related organisms in animals Perspectives on the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori infections Is Helicobacter pylori a significant pathogen? Index