Culture of a Gastric Non‐Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter from the Stomach of a 14‐Year‐Old Girl. Issue 1 (21st August 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wüppenhorst, Nicole; von, Friederike; Hobmaier, Beate; Vetter‐Knoll, Marianne; Mohadjer, Sona; Kist, Manfred
• Is Part Of: Helicobacter. Volume 18:Issue 1(2013:Feb.)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2012-08-21
• Subjects: Helicobacter -- Periodicals; Helicobacter infections -- Periodicals; Stomach -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.3301405
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2012.00990.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1083-4389

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="hel990-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Helicobacter felis</italic> belongs to the fastidious gastric non‐<italic>Helicobacter pylori</italic> helicobacter species that are typically found in the stomach of cats and dogs. These bacteria have the potential to colonize the human stomach and are then associated with gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcers, and MALT lymphoma. Strains cultured from the human stomach are rare. Here, we present the first isolation of <italic>H. felis</italic> from a gastric biopsy specimen of a 14‐year‐old girl who presented with persistent epigastric pain. The strain was cultured using our routine protocol for <italic>H. pylori</italic> and identified by phylogenetic analyses of partial urease AB and <italic>gyrB</italic> gene sequences.</p> </abstract>