Table 1.
Characteristics of the strains used in this study. Characteristics for reference strains are adapted from Schauer1, Lawson and Owen4, and Haesebrouck et al.25.
| Species | Strain | Host | Host class | Growth temperature | Urease | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 °C | 37 °C | 42 °C | |||||
| Helicobacter 11S02629-2* | 11S02629-2 | Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) | Reptilia | + | + | − | − |
| Helicobacter 13S00401-1* | 13S00401-1 | Central Asian tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldii) | Reptilia | + | + | − | − |
| Helicobacter 11S02596-1* | 11S02596-1 | Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus) | Reptilia | + | + | + | + |
| Helicobacter 11S03491-1* | 11S03491-1 | Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) | Reptilia | + | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter 12S02232-10* | 12S02232-10 | Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) | Reptilia | + | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter 12S02634-8* | 12S02634-8 | Argentine black and white tegu (Tupinambis merianae) | Reptilia | + | + | + | + |
| Helicobacter 13S00477-4* | 13S00477-4 | Common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) | Reptilia | + | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter 13S00482-2* | 13S00482-2 | Asian grass lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus) | Reptilia | + | + | − | + |
| Gastric | |||||||
| Helicobacter acinonychis | Sheeba | Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) | Mammalia | − | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter ailurogastricus | ASB7 | Cat (Felis catus) | Mammalia | − | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter bizzozeronii | CIII-1 | Human (Homo sapiens) | Mammalia | − | + | + | + |
| Helicobacter cetorum | MIT 99-5656 | Atlantic white sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | + |
| Helicobacter felis | ATCC 49179 | Cat (Felis catus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | + |
| Helicobacter heilmanii | ASB1.4 | Cat (Felis catus) | Mammalia | − | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter mustelae | 12198 | Ferret (Mustela putorius) | Mammalia | − | + | + | + |
| Helicobacter pylori | J99 | Human (Homo sapiens) | Mammalia | − | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter suis | HS1 | Pig (Sus scrofa) | Mammalia | − | + | − | + |
| Enterohepatic (sheated) | |||||||
| Helicobacter bilis | ATCC 51630 | House mouse (Mus musculus) | Mammalia | − | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter canis | NCTC 12740 | Dog (Canis lupus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | − |
| Helicobacter cinaedi | ATCC BAA-847 | Human (Homo sapiens) | Mammalia | − | + | − | − |
| Helicobacter fennelliae | MRY12-0050 | Human (Homo sapiens) | Mammalia | − | + | − | − |
| Helicobacter hepaticus | ATCC 51449 | House mouse (Mus musculus) | Mammalia | − | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter macacae | MIT 99-5501 | Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) | Mammalia | − | + | − | − |
| Helicobacter magdeburgensis* | MIT 96-1001 | House mouse (Mus musculus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | − |
| Helicobacter muridarum | ST1 | House mouse (Mus musculus) | Mammalia | − | + | − | + |
| Helicobacter pametensis | ATCC 51478 | Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Aves | − | + | + | − |
| Helicobacter saguini | MIT 97-6194 | Cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | − |
| Helicobacter trogontum | ATCC 700114 | Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | + |
| Helicobacter typhlonius | MIT 97-6810 | House mouse (Mus musculus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | − |
| Enterohepatic (unsheated) | |||||||
| Helicobacter apodemus* | MIT 03-7007 | Korean striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) | Mammalia | − | + | + | + |
| Helicobacter canadensis | MIT 98-5491 | Human (Homo sapiens) | Mammalia | − | + | + | − |
| Helicobacter pullorum | MIT 98-5489 | Chicken (Gallus gallus) | Aves | − | + | + | − |
| Helicobacter rodentium | ATCC 700285 | House mouse (Mus musculus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | − |
| Helicobacter winghamensis* | ATCC BAA-430 | Human (Homo sapiens) | Mammalia | − | + | − | − |
| Wolinella succinogenes | DSM 1740 | Bovine (Bos taurus) | Mammalia | − | + | + | − |
*Candidate Helicobacter species.