Failure to isolate Helicobacter pylori from stray cats indicates that H. pylori in cats may be an anthroponosis - An animal infection with a human pathogen

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 372-376

  El Zaatari, F A K ^a   Woo, J S ^a   Badr, A ^a   Osato, M S ^a   Serna, H ^a   Lichtenberger, L M ^a   Genta, R M ^a   Graham, D Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAT; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030951886     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-5-372     Document Type: Article

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