Non-Helicobacter pylori helicobacters detected in the stomach of humans comprise several naturally occurring Helicobacter species in animals

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-313

  Baele, Margo ^a   Pasmans, Frank ^a   Flahou, Bram ^a   Chiers, Koen ^a   Ducatelle, Richard ^a   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal; DNA sequencing; Helicobacter; Human; Nonpylori; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; CAT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; GENE SEQUENCE; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER FELIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH DISEASE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER FELIS; HELICOBACTER HEILMANNII; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; STOMACH;

EID: 62149137649     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2009.00535.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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