Helicobacter canadensis sp. nov. isolated from humans with diarrhea as an example of an emerging pathogen

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2546-2549

  Fox, James G ^a   Chien, Chih Ching ^a   Dewhirst, Floyd E ^b   Paster, Bruce J ^b   Shen, Zeli ^a   Melito, Pasquale L ^c   Woodward, David L ^c   Rodgers, Frank G ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Natl Lab for Enteric Pathogens   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; NALIDIXIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER CANADENSIS; HELICOBACTER PULLORUM; HYDROLYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS; HELICOBACTER CANADENSIS; HELICOBACTER CANIS; HELICOBACTER CINAEDI; HELICOBACTER FENNELLIAE; HELICOBACTER PULLORUM; HELICOBACTER RAPPINI;

EID: 0343952981     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.7.2546-2549.2000     Document Type: Article

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