The bactericidal activity of tea against Helicobacter pylori |
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| Authors: | KS Diker Gülsen Hascelik |
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| Institution: | Department of Microbiology, Veterinary Faculty, Ankara University, Ankara;Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Extracts of black and green tea inhibited in-vitro growth of six clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori in an agar diffusion assay. Tea extracts killed H. pylori (106 cfu ml-1) within 5 h. Heat treatment of extracts did not affect the inhibitory or bactericidal activity. |
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