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Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Helicobacter Species, “ Helicobacter macacae ,” from Rhesus Monkeys with and without Chronic Idiopathic Colitis
11 Oct 2007
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Chronic idiopathic colitis is a common clinical entity in young captive rhesus monkeys. Eight isolates, cultured from five monkeys in colony 1 with endemic diarrhea and three from colony 2 without diarrhea, were grown under microaerobic conditions on selective agar and were classified by full 16S rRNA sequence, biochemical, and phenotypic analysis as a novel helicobacter, "Helicobacter macacae" (proposed name)....
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