Publications by authors named "De Bruyckere Sofie"

This study investigated the role of causative infectious agents in ulceration of the non-glandular part of the porcine stomach (pars oesophagea). In total, 150 stomachs from slaughter pigs were included, 75 from pigs that received a meal feed, 75 from pigs that received an equivalent pelleted feed with a smaller particle size. The pars oesophagea was macroscopically examined after slaughter.

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While seven gastric non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter (NHPH) species are known to commonly colonize the stomach of cats and dogs, the potential of H. pylori and H. pylori-like organisms to infect animals remains controversial and was investigated in this study using gastric samples of 20 cats and 27 dogs.

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Background: Gastric non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter (NHPH) species naturally associated with animals have been linked with gastric disease in human patients.

Aim: The prevalence and clinical significance of zoonotic gastric NHPHs was determined in large and well-defined, H. pylori-negative, gastric patient populations.

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Besides Helicobacter pylori, a Gram-negative bacterium that may cause gastric disorders in humans, non-Helicobacter pylori helicobacters (NHPH) may also colonize the stomach of humans and animals. In pigs, H. suis can induce gastritis and may play a role in gastric ulcer disease, possibly in association with Fusobacterium gastrosuis.

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The genus is composed of bacteria that colonize both the human and animal gastrointestinal tract. infects half of the world's population, causing various disorders, such as gastritis, duodenitis and gastric cancer. Additionally, non- species (NHPH) are commonly found in the stomach of pigs, dogs and cats.

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The exact etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains largely unknown, but more and more research suggests the involvement of the gut microbiota. Interestingly, idiopathic PD patients were shown to have at least a 10 times higher prevalence of () DNA in gastric biopsies compared to control patients. is a zoonotic species that naturally colonizes the stomach of pigs and non-human primates but can be transmitted to humans.

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Gastric helicobacters ( () and non- species (NHPHs)) colonize the stomach of humans and/or animals. species identification is essential since many of them are recognized as human and/or animal pathogens. Currently, species can only be differentiated using molecular methods.

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A combined agar and broth dilution method followed by qPCR was used to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of feline and isolates. All isolates showed a monomodal distribution of MICs for all the antimicrobial agents tested. For , a bimodal distribution was observed for azithromycin, enrofloxacin, spectinomycin, and lincomycin.

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Helicobacter suis has been associated with development of gastric ulcers in the non-glandular part of the porcine stomach, possibly by affecting gastric acid secretion and altering the gastric microbiota. Fusobacterium gastrosuis is highly abundant in the gastric microbiota of H. suis-infected pigs and it was hypothesized that this micro-organism could play a role in the development of gastric ulceration.

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Background: Infections with gastric Helicobacter spp. are associated with gastritis, peptic ulceration, and malignancies. Helicobacter pylori is the most prevalent Helicobacter species colonizing the human stomach.

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Helicobacter suis is the second most prevalent Helicobacter species in the stomach of humans suffering from gastric disease. This bacterium mainly inhabits the stomach of domesticated pigs, in which it causes gastric disease, but it appears to be absent in wild boars. Interestingly, it also colonizes the stomach of asymptomatic rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys.

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