The Fine Tuned Physiology of Microaerophilic Gastric Spirilla

微需氧胃螺杆菌的微调生理学。该项目的目的是了解弯曲杆菌和幽门螺杆菌属的肠胃螺旋细菌基本生理特性的分子基础。这些专性微嗜氧菌的特征是它们的好氧呼吸链，参与硫醇-二硫化物氧化还原平衡的特殊代谢物和酶，以及它们对二氧化碳的基本需求。微需氧菌包括一些细菌、古细菌和原生动物。对微嗜氧菌广泛栖息地和重要性的认识，最近引起了人们对了解它们的生理的浓厚兴趣。对微生物基本性质的了解在环境微生物学、农业、工业微生物学、兽医科学和医学中具有潜在的应用价值。

The Fine Tuned Physiology of Microaerophilic Gastric Spirilla. The aim of the project is to understand the molecular basis of fundamental properties of the physiology of enterogastric spiral bacteria of the genera Campylobacter and Helicobacter. The characteristics of these obligate microaerophiles which will be investigated are their aerobic respiratory chains, the special metabolites and enzymes involved in thiol-disulphide redox balance, and their essential requirement for carbon dioxide. Microaerobes include some bacteria, archea and protozoa. Realisation of the widespread habitats and importance of microaerophiles, has led recently to a vigorous interest in understanding their physiology. Knowledge of the basic properties of microaerophily has potential applications to Environmental Microbiology, Agriculture, Industrial Microbiology, Veterinary Science and Medicine.