Presence of Helicobacter pylori and H. suis DNA in Free-Range Wild Boars.

ABSTRACT: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a Gram-negative bacterium that infects half of the human population worldwide, causing gastric disorders, such as chronic gastritis, gastric or duodenal ulcers, and gastric malignancies. Helicobacter suis (H. suis) is mainly associated with pigs, but can also colonize the stomach of humans, resulting in gastric pathologies. In pigs, H. suis can induce gastritis and seems to play a role in gastric ulcer disease, seriously affecting animal production and welfare. Since close interactions between domestic animals, wildlife, and humans can increase bacterial transmission risk between species, samples of gastric tissue of 14 free range wild boars (Sus scrofa) were evaluated for the presence of H. pylori and H. suis<

SUBMITTER: Cortez Nunes F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8146769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature