Emerg Infect Dis

eid

Emerging Infectious Diseases

1080-60401080-6059

Centers for Disease Control

11747737

2631917

Research Article

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

Jalava

katri.jalava@ktl.fiOn

S. L.

Harrington

C. S.

Andersen

L. P.

Hänninen

M. L.

Vandamme

Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Nov-Dec2001

7610361038

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.