Talk:Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease Caused by Helicobacter pylori

Overall this is a great page that does a good job at explaining Helicobacter as it is relevant to human disease. The introduction has all the information that it needs already in it, but you may be able to draw in more readers by slightly changing the order in which the facts are presented. It might be interesting to start off with the diseases caused by Helicobacter and how many people carry the bacterium but show no symptoms. You could then go on to talk about some of the features of Helicobacter (size, Gram-negative, microaerophilic) and how these features enhance the bacterium's ability to function as a pathogen. I found the research section a little hard to follow at times—explaining some of the experimental techniques, like what the antibody names stand for and how the antibody scheme works (what exactly each type of antibody binds to) as well as why the cagD and cagE, and virD4 genes were used as gene markers instead of other genes might help readers when reading this section. It was interesting to read about the advantages and disadvantages of each of the diagnostic tests. For the treatment section, how do doctors know when treatment is successful in patients with ulcers (how do they verify that the ulcer has healed and won't reappear)? I enjoyed the prevention section and the specific food references you used. Also, be sure to cite the figures and pictures that you borrowed from other sources. Nice work!