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Gastric Helicobacter spp. infection in captive neotropical Brazilian feline
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Autores: Camargo,Pedro Luiz de; Uenaka,Simone Akemi; Motta,Maitê Bette; Adania,Cristina Harumi; Yamasaki,Letícia; Alfieri,Amauri A; Bracarense,Ana Paula F. R. L.
Ten captive neotropical Brazilian feline were submitted to gastroscopic examination and samples of gastric mucosa from fundus, corpus and pyloric antrum were evaluated for the presence of Helicobacter species. Warthin-Starry (WS) staining and PCR assay with species-specific primers and enzymatic cleavage were applied for bacterial detection and identification. Histological lesions were evaluated by haematoxylin and eosin staining. All animals showed normal gross aspect of gastric mucosa. Helicobacter heilmannii was confirmed in 100% of the samples by WS and PCR assay. Mild lymphocytic infiltrate in the lamina propria was observed in eight animals, mainly in the fundus region. Small lymphoid follicles were seen in three animals. No significant association...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Helicobacter; Feline; Gastric diseases; PCR; Leopardus.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000100037