TABLE 2.
Results of PCR amplification from target DNA derived from liver, cecum, or cecal mucosal scrapings of mice naturally infected with either H. bilis or H. hepaticus, using different helicobacter primer sets
| Infecting organism | No. of positive mice/no. testeda
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. bilis P17 | H. hepaticus P25 | H. muridarum P30 | H. rodentium Hr1201f/1357r | H. typhlonius Ht163f/262r | |
| H. bilis | 20/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 |
| H. hepaticus | 0/20 | 20/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 |
a
PCR was performed using DNA from three tissues: liver, cecum, and cecal mucosal scraping. A mouse was considered PCR positive if any one or all of the tissues were positive.