Letters To The Editor
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2017; 23(12): 2266-2268
Published online Mar 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i12.2266
Helicobacter is preserved in yeast vacuoles! Does Koch's postulates confirm it?
Nader Alipour, Nasrin Gaeini
Nader Alipour, Department of Medical Microbiology and Biotechnology, DEU University and Graduate of Middle East Technical university (METU), Ankara 06800, Turkey
Nasrin Gaeini, Sıfa Medical Center, Tatlikuyu, Gebze 51338, Kocaeli, Turkey
Author contributions: Alipour N and Gaeini N contributed equally to this work; Alipour N wrote the paper; Gaeini N verified its medical aspects.
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Correspondence to: Nasrin Gaeini, MD, Sıfa Medical Center, Tatlikuyu, Gebze 51338, Kocaeli, Turkey. nalipoure@yahoo.com
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Received: November 8, 2016
Peer-review started: November 10, 2016
First decision: December 5, 2016
Revised: January 10, 2017
Accepted: February 16, 2017
Article in press: February 17, 2017
Published online: March 28, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: An article titled “Vacuoles of Candida yeast behave as a specialized niche for Helicobacter pylori,” was published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology (2014; 20: 5263-5273). This “letter to the editor” is intended to demonstrate the shortcomings of that article related to the methodologies applied, the conclusion reached and the outcomes presented.