Detection of Helicobacter species in the gastrointestinal tract of ringtail possum and koala: Possible influence of diet, on the gut microbiota

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 429-437

  Coldham, Thosaporn ^a   Rose, Karrie ^b   O'Rourke, Jani ^a   Neilan, Brett A ^a   Dalton, Helen ^a   Lee, Adrian ^a   Mitchell, Hazel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Taronga Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Helicobacter species; Koala; Phylogenetic study; Ringtail possum; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CECUM; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELICOBACTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ILEUM; INTESTINE FLORA; KOALA; LIVER; MALE; MUCUS; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STOMACH;

BASSARISCUS; HELICOBACTER; PHASCOLARCTIDAE;

HELICOBACTER SPECIES; KOALA; PHYLOGENETIC STUDY; RINGTAIL POSSUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIET; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELICOBACTER; LIVER; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; MICROBIOTA; PHASCOLARCTIDAE;

EID: 84883286977     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.06.026     Document Type: Article

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