Helicobacter Species from Animals: a Zoonotic Risk?
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Since the isolation of Helicobacter pylori in humans, many new Helicobacter species have been isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of animals. Morphological, epidemiological and genotypic data strongly suggest the involvement of Helicobacter species from domestic animals in gastric (“H. heilmannii”), enteric (H. cinaedi, H. fennelliae, H. pullorum, “Flexispira rappini”) and hepatic disease (H. bilis, H. pullorum, “Flexispira rappini”) in humans. In this paper, a review of the literature addressing the current knowledge about epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis and therapy of these infections is given.
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