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A species of gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria found in the gastric mucosa that is associated with chronic antral gastritis. This bacterium was first discovered in samples removed at endoscopy from patients investigated for HELICOBACTER PYLORI colonization.
Entry Term(s)
Candidatus Helicobacter suis
Gastrospirillum hominis
Gastrospirillum suis
Helicobacter suis
Registry Numbers
txid35817
txid104628
Related Numbers
txid104628
Previous Indexing
Gram-Negative Bacteria (1989-1993)
Public MeSH Note
2001; see GASTROSPIRILLUM HOMINUS 1993-2000
History Note
2001(1994); for GASTROSPIRILLUM SUIS use GASTROSPIRILLUM 1993-2000
A species of gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria found in the gastric mucosa that is associated with chronic antral gastritis. This bacterium was first discovered in samples removed at endoscopy from patients investigated for HELICOBACTER PYLORI colonization.