Open AccessBiotyping of Campylobacter pylori
Author(s) -
Joan S. L. Kung,
Ho B,
Szu-Erh Chan
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/00222615-29-3-203
Subject(s) - campylobacter , campylobacter jejuni , microbiology and biotechnology , gastritis , spirillaceae , biology , helicobacter pylori , campylobacter coli , gastric mucosa , stomach , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
Ninety-one biochemical tests were done on each of 50 strains of Campylobacter pylori isolated from the gastric mucosa of patients with gastritis and peptic ulcers in Singapore. The API ZYM system distinguished three biotypes of C. pylori. The organism was found to be biochemically different from C. jejuni and C. coli. We propose a biochemical identification kit that would be of use in identifying and differentiating biotypes of C. pylori, and would distinguish them from C. jejuni and C. coli.