Helicobacter spp. from gastric biopsies of stranded South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis)

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-21

  Goldman, C G ^a   Loureiro, J D ^b,c   Matteo, M J ^d   Catalano, M ^d   Gonzalez, A Beltrán ^a   Heredia, S Rodríguez ^b   Zubillaga, M B ^a   Solnick, J V ^e   Cremaschi, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Mundo Marino Foundation   (Argentina)

^c Mundo Marino Oceanarium ^*  (Argentina)

^d School of Medicine   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastritis; Helicobacter; Marine mammals; Pinnipeds; Seals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTOCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DOLPHIN; GENE CLUSTER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER CETORUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA; WHALE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPSY; DNA, BACTERIAL; FUR SEALS; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STOMACH DISEASES;

ARCTOCEPHALUS AUSTRALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CETACEA; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER CETORUM; MAMMALIA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 57849165900     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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