title: In the Aftermath of Helicobacter pylori: Other Helicobacters Rising Up to Become the Next Gastric Epidemic?
abstract: Non-Helicobacter pylori-Helicobacters including H. suis, H. heilmanniisensu stricto and H. felis comprise a group of bacteria that may inhabit the stomach of humans and animals. Human gastric infection has been associated with gastritis, ulcer, MALT lymphoma and cancer. Although the fastidious nature of these organisms has hampered their research, recent advancements in in vitro cultivation and recent reports on in vivo models and prevalence studies in humans suggest this group of bacteria to be of more clinical significance than earlier believed. The present review discusses their history, microbiology and relevance to human health.
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Øverby
authors.forename: Somay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamagata Murayama
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016998:Helicobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013270:Stomach / Q000382:microbiology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*