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Helicobacter spp. Flashcards

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Characteristics

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Helix-shaped Gram negative, Microaerophilic

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Growth condition

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At 37C, 7 days

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Species and clinical significances

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H. pylori
> Chronic inflammation of stomach in human
> Intracellular changes cause abnormal growth of gastric epithelial cells and promote development of gastric cancer

H. canis
>gastroenteritis in dog

H.felis
> gastritis in dog and cat

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Take sample from?

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Gastric/intestinal mucosa, liver
Refrigerated in sterile saline or Stuart’s transport media

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Colonies morphology

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1-2mm in diameter, flat, gray to grayish white, nonhaemolytic

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