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.
A form of Helicobacter found in pig.
Synonyms: Candidatus Helicobacter suis, txid35817, txid104628, Helicobacter heilmannii, Gastrospirillum hominis, Gastrospirillum suis, Helicobacter suis
Instance information
comment
2001(1994); for GASTROSPIRILLUM SUIS use GASTROSPIRILLUM 1993-2000 ,infection: coordinate with HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS ,2001; see GASTROSPIRILLUM HOMINUS 1993-2000
identifier
D018247