Helicobacter hepaticus, a new pathogenic species of the Helicobacter genus: Similarities and differences with H. pylori

Helicobacter hepaticus was discovered in 1992 as a cause of liver cancer in the A/JCr mouse model. In susceptible mice, infection by H. hepaticus causes chronic gastrointestinal inflammation leading to neoplasia. It can also cause morphological changes in breast-glands leading to neoplasm and adeno...

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Main Authors: Tahereh Falsafi, Mohaddese Mahboubi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/601