Species differentiation and identification in the genus of Helicobacter

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 5, Issue 1

This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Number of Hits and Downloads for This Article

All Articles published online

Item

Count

PDF

244

HTML

2686

Tables (1-4)

169

Sum=3099

Feb 15, 1999 (publication date) through Dec 2, 2024

Times Cited of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Editorial

World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 1999; 5(1): 7-9
Published online Feb 15, 1999. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i1.7

Table 3 Key and differential biochemical characteristics of Helicobacter species colonizing either humans and/or animals

Characteristic	H. pylori	H. canis	H. cinaedi	H. felis	H. fennelliae	H. pullorum	H. westmeadii
Catalase activity	+	-	+	+	+	+	+
Urease activity	+	-	-	+	-	-	-
Oxidase activity	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Alkaline phosphatase activity	+	+	-	+	+	-	+
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase activity	+		-	+	-
H₂S production	-		-	-	-		-
Indoxyl acetate hydrolysis	-	+	-	-	+	-	-
Hippurate hydrolysis	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
Nitrate reduction	-	-	+	+	-	+	+
C₄ esterase	+		+		+		+
C₈ esterase lipase	+		+		+		+
Leucine arylamidase	+		-	+	-		+
Acid phosphatase	+		+		+		+
Naphthol-AS-B1-phosphohydrolase	+		+		+		+
DNase activity	+			+
G + C content (mol%)	35-37	48	37-38	43	37-38	34-35

Citation: Hua JS, Zheng PY, Ho B. Species differentiation and identification in the genus of Helicobacter. World J Gastroenterol 1999; 5(1): 7-9
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v5/i1/7.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v5.i1.7