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Helicobacter nemestrinae sp. nov., a Spiral Bacterium Found in the Stomach of a Pigtailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
1 Jan 1991
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A new microaerophilic, spirally curved, rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from the gastric mucosa of a pigtailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina). The gram-negative cells of this bacterium are oxidase, catalase, and urease positive and strongly resemble Helicobacter pylori (Campylobacter pylori) cells. Like H. pylori, this organism does not metabolize glucose, does not reduce nitrate or produce indole, does not...
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