Figure 1From: Diversity in bacterium-host interactions within the species Helicobacter heilmannii sensu strictoH&E staining of the antrum of a gerbil stomach. Normal histology of the antrum of a sham-inoculated negative control animal (a). Explicit lymphocytic infiltration of the lamina propria and the submucosa with the formation of lymphoid follicles (arrows) in the antrum of a gerbil inoculated with H. heilmannii s.s. ASB1 (b). Mild to absent lymphocytic infiltration (arrows) of the lamina propria in the antrum of a gerbil inoculated with H. heilmannii s.s. ASB7 (c). Bar = 30 μm.Back to article page