Isolation and characterization of Helicobacter suis from human stomach

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Significance This study directly demonstrates virulence-associated features of Helicobacter suis infection using isolates obtained from human stomachs. H. suis is the second-most-prevalent Helicobacter species in the human stomach, but diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori often fail to diagnose H. suis. H. suis does not have orthologs of either cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) or vacuolating cytotoxin A...

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