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Isolation and Characterization of a<i>Helicobacter</i>sp. from the Gastric Mucosa of Dolphins,<i>Lagenorhynchus acutus</i>and<i>Delphinus delphis</i>
1 Nov 2000
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Gastric ulcerations in dolphins have been reported for decades. Some of these lesions were associated with parasitic infections. However, cases of nonparasitic gastric ulcers with no clearly defined etiology also have been reported in wild and captive dolphins. Considerable speculation exists as to whether dolphins have Helicobacter-associated gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. The stomachs of seven stranded...
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