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. 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):1036–1038. doi: 10.3201/eid0706.010622

A cultured strain of "Helicobacter heilmannii," a human gastric pathogen, identified as H. bizzozeronii: evidence for zoonotic potential of Helicobacter.

K Jalava 1, S L On 1, C S Harrington 1, L P Andersen 1, M L Hänninen 1, P Vandamme 1
PMCID: PMC2631917  PMID: 11747737

Abstract

We compared the characteristics of a cultured human "Helicobacter heilmannii" isolate with those of other helicobacters found in animals. Phenotypic, protein profile, 16S rDNA sequence, and DNA-DNA hybridization analyses identified the human strain as H. bizzozeronii, a species frequently found in dogs. Thus, H. bizzozeronii may have zoonotic potential.

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