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Evaluation of “<i>Helicobacter heilmannii</i>” Subtypes in the Gastric Mucosas of Cats and Dogs
1 May 2004
Abstract excerpt
Infection with candidatus "Helicobacter heilmannii" is associated with gastritis and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma in people. Infection with "H. heilmannii" type 1 predominates (80%) and is thought to be acquired from dogs, cats, or pigs. We further examined the zoonotic potential of dogs and cats by amplifying gastric DNA from cats (n = 45) and dogs (n = 10) with primers against "H. heilmannii" ureB...
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