Table 1. Helicobacter strains tested in this study.

Helicobacter spp.
H. pylori strains
26695 (ATCC 700392)
G27 (NCTC 13282)
H. pylori CI-31a
H. pylori CI-116a
Non-pylori Helicobacter strains
H. cinaedi 33221-1.2b
H. mustelae 2H1b
H. salomanis b
H. muridarum 2A5+c
H. pametensis c
H. bilis b
H. canis CIP104753b

^a - Own isolates

^b - Isolate provided by Francis Megraud.

^c - Isolate provided by Jay Solnick