An ultrastructural study of Helicobacter mustelae and evidence of a specific association with gastric mucosa

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The ultrastructure of Helicobacter mustelae, a natural inhabitant of the ferret stomach, has been studied and compared with the human gastroduodenal pathogen H. pylori. H. mustelae is a short, slightly curved rod, 2 microns x 0.5 micron, with four or more sheathed flagella. The most common flagellar configuration is a single flagellum at one terminus, bipolar arrangement at the other end and a lateral flagellum....

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