Maier Robert J
Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Microbes Infect. 2003 Oct;5(12):1159-63. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2003.08.002.
Molecular hydrogen is produced in the large intestine of animals due to the fermentation reactions of sugar catabolism. The gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori and the liver pathogen Helicobacter hepaticus have the capacity to use molecular hydrogen as a respiratory substrate. The amount of the gas within tissues colonized by these pathogens is ample, and use of H2 significantly increases the stomach colonization ability of H. pylori.
由于糖分解代谢的发酵反应，动物的大肠中会产生分子氢。胃病原体幽门螺杆菌和肝脏病原体肝螺杆菌有能力将分子氢用作呼吸底物。这些病原体定殖的组织内的气体量充足，利用氢气显著提高了幽门螺杆菌在胃中的定殖能力。
