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Culture of a Gastric Non‐ H elicobacter pylori Helicobacter from the Stomach of a 14‐Year‐Old Girl
Author(s) -
Wüppenhorst Nicole,
Loewenich Friederike,
Hobmaier Beate,
VetterKnoll Marianne,
Mohadjer Sona,
Kist Manfred
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
helicobacter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1523-5378
pISSN - 1083-4389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2012.00990.x
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , stomach , gastritis , fastidious organism , helicobacter , gastroenterology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , bacteria , genetics
H elicobacter felis belongs to the fastidious gastric non‐ H elicobacter pylori 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 H . felis 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 H . pylori and identified by phylogenetic analyses of partial urease AB and gyrB gene sequences.