Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	34512
Country	Greece

Received	2017-05-01 11:53
Peer-Review Started	2017-05-03 09:49
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2017-06-06 09:32
Revised	2017-06-27 13:11
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2017-07-21 08:55
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2017-07-24 02:30
Articles in Press	2017-07-24 02:30
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-08-11 12:06
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-09-07 08:51

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Comment on “Effect of biofilm formation by clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori on the efflux-mediated resistance to commonly used antibiotics”
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Evangelos I Kazakos, Nick Dorrell, Stergios A Polyzos, Georgia Deretzi and Jannis Kountouras
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Evangelos I Kazakos http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3045-720X Nick Dorrell http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-6502 Stergios A Polyzos http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9232-4042 Georgia Deretzi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8291-2617 Jannis Kountouras http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6459-5136
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Evangelos I Kazakos, MD, MSc, PhD, Department of Medicine, 2nd Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital, Biopathology Labs SA, Kozani 50131, Greece. ekazakos@gmail.com
Key Words	Helicobacter pylori; Human β-defensins; Biofilm; Antimicrobial resistance
Core Tip	In the course of Helicobacter pylori infection, epithelium-derived human β-defensins may act as early triggering signals that induce biofilm formation and enhanced expression of antibiotic resistance genes, regardless of prior antibiotic exposure.
Publish Date	2017-09-07 08:51
Citation	Kazakos EI, Dorrell N, Polyzos SA, Deretzi G, Kountouras J. Comment on “Effect of biofilm formation by clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori on the efflux-mediated resistance to commonly used antibiotics”. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(33): 6194-6196
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i33/6194.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i33.6194

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Manuscript File	34512-Review.docx
Answering Reviewers	34512-Answering reviewers.pdf
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Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form	34512-Conflict-of-interest statement.pdf
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Peer-review Report	34512-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	34512-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	34512-Scientific editor work list.pdf