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Multilocus sequence typing of the porcine and human gastric pathogen Helicobacter suis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2013
Liang Jungang, Ducatelle Richard, Pasmans Frank, Smet Annemieke, Haesebrouck Freddy, Flahou Bram
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter suis is a Gram-negative bacterium colonizing the majority of pigs, in which it causes gastritis and decreased daily weight gain. H. suis is also the most prevalent gastric non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species in humans, capable of causing gastric disorders. To gain insight into the genetic diversity of porcine and human H. suis strains, a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) method was...
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