ISOLATION OF HELICOBACTER STRAINS FROM WILD BIRD AND SWINE FECES

Authors
SEYMOUR C LEWIS RG KIM M GAGNON DF FOX JG DEWHIRST FE PASTER BJ
Citation
C. Seymour et al., ISOLATION OF HELICOBACTER STRAINS FROM WILD BIRD AND SWINE FECES, Applied and environmental microbiology, 60(3), 1994, pp. 1025-1028
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
60
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1025 - 1028
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1994)60:3<1025:IOHSFW>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We report the first isolations of Helicobacter strains from wild birds and swine. Genus-specific oligonueleotide probes identified nine Cape Cod isolates from gull, tern, house sparrow, and pig feces as Helicob acter spp. and not Campylobacter spp. Antibiotic sensitivity and ureas e tests distinguished three phenotypes. Strains examined rapidly lost culturability under simulated natural conditions.