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Helicobacter spp. from captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
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posted on 2005-11-01, 00:00 authored by Andrew OxleyAndrew Oxley, J A Argo, D B McKayThe gastric fluid of six bottlenose dolphins and the faeces of four polar bears from the same oceanarium were examined for the presence of Helicobacter. As detected by PCR, all dolphins and 8/12 samples collected from polar bears were positive for Helicobacter. Novel sequence types were identified in samples collected from these animals of which several were unique to either the dolphins or the polar bears. At least one sequence type was, however, detected in both animal taxa. In addition, a sequence type from a dolphin shared a 98.2-100% identity to sequences from other Helicobacter species from harp seals, sea otters and sea lions. This study reports on the occurrence of novel Helicobacter sequence types in polar bears and dolphins and demonstrates the broad-host range of some species within these animals.
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Veterinary journalVolume
170Issue
3Pagination
377 - 380Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1090-0233Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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