Helicobacter · 2013 · 14 citations · 26 references
Veterinary MedicineMicrobiologyVeterinary MicrobiologyDiagnostic MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyMicrobiome ResearchAnimal Microbial EcologyBacterial ZoonosesRuminant Infectious DiseasesSheep Infectious DiseasesVeterinary BacteriologyZoonotic Foodborne InfectionsBiochemical FingerprintingFoodborne Transmission DynamicsFoodborne Zoonotic TransmissionHelicobacter ZoonosesRestriction Fragment Length Polymorphism AnalysisSheep Gastrointestinal DisordersSheep Gastrointestinal InfectionsZoonotic Sheep Infections
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter canis has been associated with hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal disease in dogs, cats, and humans. Infection has not been documented in other species. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sheep feces subjected to microaerobic culture. Isolates were characterized by genus-specific PCR, restriction fragment length polymorphism, biochemical profiling, and 16S rRNA sequence analysis. RESULTS: Helicobacter canis was isolated from sheep feces and confirmed by the above methods. These isolates are distinct from other sheep-origin enterohepatic Helicobacter species previously isolated. CONCLUSIONS: This study identifies sheep as H. canis reservoirs potentially important in zoonotic or foodborne transmission.
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