Helicobacter brantae

Helicobacter brantae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Epsilon Proteobacteria
Order: Campylobacterales
Family: Helicobacteraceae
Genus: Helicobacter
Species: H. brantae
Binomial name
Helicobacter brantae
Fox et al. 2006

Helicobacter brantae is a bacterium in the Helicobacteraceae family, Campylobacterales order. It is Gram-negative, microaerophilic, spiral to curve-shaped, being first isolated from the faeces of geese.[1]

References

  1. Fox, J. G.; Taylor, N. S.; Howe, S.; Tidd, M.; Xu, S.; Paster, B. J.; Dewhirst, F. E. (2006). "Helicobacter anseris sp. nov. and Helicobacter brantae sp. nov., Isolated from Feces of Resident Canada Geese in the Greater Boston Area". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72 (7): 4633–4637. doi:10.1128/AEM.02876-05. ISSN 0099-2240.

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