H. pylori-induced promoter hypermethylation downregulates USF1 and USF2 transcription factor gene expression.

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. Upstream stimulatory factors USF1 and USF2 regulate the transcription of genes related to immune response, cell cycle and cell proliferation. A decrease in their expression is observed in human gastric epithelial cells infected with H.

Temperature influences the expression of fimbriae and flagella in Hafnia alvei strains: an immunofluorescence study.

Hafnia alvei, a Gram negative bacillus related to the Enterobacteriaceae family, is considered an opportunistic pathogen of several animal species and humans. In this communication, we describe fimbrial-like structures from different strains of H. alvei that cannot be easily ascribed to any of the previously reported fimbrial types in this species (type I or type III).