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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 908-912, Vol. 36, No. 4
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Identification of a Novel Enteric Helicobacter Species in a Kitten with Severe Diarrhea

Janet E. Foley,1,* Jay V. Solnick,2 Jean-Martin Lapointe,3 Spencer Jang,4 and Niels C. Pedersen1,5

Center for Companion Animal Health,1 Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology,3 and Department of Medicine,5 School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine,2 and Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Department of Microbiology,4 University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616

Received 20 May 1997/Returned for modification 12 August 1997/Accepted 16 December 1997

A previously undescribed Helicobacter sp. was recovered from a cat with severe diarrhea. Based upon the absence of any other identifiable cause of diarrhea, this helicobacter may be involved in the development of the disease signs. The organism could not be cultured but was described on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and morphology and appeared to be a new species, with Helicobacter canis being the most genetically similar species. The presence of a diarrhea-inducing helicobacter in a companion animal may pose a risk of zoonosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Center for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. Phone: (530) 752-1064. Fax: (530) 752-7701. E-mail: jefoley{at}ucdavis.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1998, p. 908-912, Vol. 36, No. 4
0095-1137/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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