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Helicobacter acinonyx sp. nov., Isolated from Cheetahs with Gastritis
1 Jan 1993
Abstract excerpt
Four strains of a novel Helicobacter species were isolated from the stomachs of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubilatus ) with gastritis. These isolates were phenotypically similar to Helicobacter pylori. The isolates were gram-negative, spiral bacteria which grew under microaerophilic conditions at 37°C, but not at 25 or 42°C, and produced urease, catalase, oxidase, alkaline phosphatase, and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase....
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