HELICOBACTER PYLORI
\hˈɛlɪkˌɒbaktə pa͡ɪlˈɔːɹi], \hˈɛlɪkˌɒbaktə paɪlˈɔːɹi], \h_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_k_ˌɒ_b_a_k_t_ə p_aɪ_l_ˈɔː_ɹ_i]\
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A spiral bacterium active as a human gastric pathogen. It is a gram-negative, urease-positive, curved or slightly spiral organism initially isolated in 1982 from patients with lesions of gastritis or peptic ulcers in Western Australia. Helicobacter pylori was originally classified in the genus CAMPYLOBACTER, but RNA sequencing, cellular fatty acid profiles, growth patterns, and other taxonomic characteristics indicate that the micro-organism should be included in the genus HELICOBACTER. It has been officially transferred to Helicobacter gen. nov. (see Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989 Oct;39 (4):297-405).
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