Experimental Infection in Cats with a cagA+, vacA+ Human Isolate of Helicobacter pylori

摘要

Background: In contrast to humans, in whom H. pylori infection predominates, the investigation of pathogenicity in cats is complicated by the fact that they can be colonized by a variety of Helicobacter spp. To improve our understanding of Helicobacter infection in cats and determine whether they are reservoirs for H. pylori and sources of zoonotic transmission to humans, we selected this animal as an experimental model for gastric colonization with H. pylori.Keywords: H. pylori, Colonization, PCR, Cat