Morgan D R, Fox J G, Leunk R D
Miami Valley Laboratory, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio 45239-8707.
J Clin Microbiol. 1991 Feb;29(2):395-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.2.395-397.1991.
On the basis of analysis of protein profiles, isolates of Helicobacter pylori and Helicobacter mustelae were less than 40% similar. Cytotoxin produced by H. pylori was not detected in isolates of H. mustelae. Both bacterial species agglutinated human erythrocytes. These results substantiate a taxonomic difference between H. pylori and H. mustelae.