“…At the same time, however, Hazell et al (7) consistently observed penetration of the bacteria in the deep parts of the intercellular junctions. In contrast, many reports have demonstrated occasional (6,8,10,11,14,20,21) or frequent (12) internalisation of H. pylori in gastric mucous cells (8,10,11,14,20), parietal cells (4,14,20) or various cell lines (12,21,22). The intracellular organisms were mostly viable and sometimes associated with mucous droplets or granules (23) or vacuole spaces (22).…”