A cultured strain of "Helicobacter heilmannii," a human gastric pathogen, identified as H. bizzozeronii: evidence for zoonotic potential of Helicobacter

K Jalava; S L On; C S Harrington; L P Andersen; M L Hänninen; P Vandamme

doi:10.3201/eid0706.010622

A cultured strain of "Helicobacter heilmannii," a human gastric pathogen, identified as H. bizzozeronii: evidence for zoonotic potential of Helicobacter

Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Nov-Dec;7(6):1036-8. doi: 10.3201/eid0706.010622.

Authors

K Jalava¹, S L On, C S Harrington, L P Andersen, M L Hänninen, P Vandamme

Affiliation

¹ Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland. katri.jalava@ktl.fi

Abstract

We compared the characteristics of a cultured human "Helicobacter heilmannii" isolate with those of other helicobacters found in animals. Phenotypic, protein profile, 16S rDNA sequence, and DNA-DNA hybridization analyses identified the human strain as H. bizzozeronii, a species frequently found in dogs. Thus, H. bizzozeronii may have zoonotic potential.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Proteins / analysis
Dogs
Helicobacter / classification*
Helicobacter / genetics
Helicobacter / growth & development
Helicobacter / isolation & purification
Helicobacter Infections / microbiology*
Helicobacter heilmannii / classification*
Helicobacter heilmannii / genetics
Helicobacter heilmannii / growth & development
Helicobacter heilmannii / isolation & purification
Humans
Phenotype
RNA, Bacterial / analysis
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / analysis
Stomach / microbiology
Zoonoses

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S