Prevalence of Helicobacter-like organisms in porcine gastric mucosa: A study of swine slaughtered in Italy

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-217

  Grasso, G M ^a   Ripabelli, G ^a   Sammarco, M L ^a   Ruberto, A ^b   Iannitto, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b Diagnostic Unit of Campobasso   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastrospirillum; Helicobacter like organism (HLO); Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GASTRITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; ITALY; NONHUMAN; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH MUCOSA; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS HELICOBACTER SUIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029954658     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0147-9571(96)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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