How to write H. pylori
The CORRECT way to write H. pylori is:
H. pylori Note the following:- The uppercase "H" and the lowercase "pylori" in H. pylori
- The dot (period, full stop) after the "H" in H. pylori
- The single space after the dot in H. pylori
- H. pylori should be in italics
INCORRECT ways to write H. pylori are:
- H. pylori (incorrect because it is not in italics)
- H.pylori (incorrect because there is no space after the dot)
- H. Pylori (incorrect because of uppercase "P")
- H. PYLORI (incorrect because of uppercase "PYLORI")
- h. pylori (incorrect because of lowercase "h")
- H.-pylori (incorrect because hyphen used instead of a space)
Please note in particular:
- Always use italics to write H. pylori
- Always use a single space after the dot (i.e. before "pylori") in H. pylori
- Always use an uppercase "H" in H. pylori
- Always use lowercase "pylori" in H. pylori
- Never use an uppercase "P" in H. pylori, not even in headlines or headings
- Never use uppercase PYLORI in H. pylori, not even in headlines or headings
- Never use a hyphen in H. pylori
To be absolutely correct:
- Write Helicobacter pylori the first time you refer to the microbe in your report, article, or story
- Everywhere else in the same report, article, or story use the abbreviated form: H. pylori