Helicobacter

E727682

bacterial genus

Helicobacter is a genus of spiral-shaped, microaerophilic bacteria best known for species such as H. pylori, which colonize the human stomach and are associated with peptic ulcers and gastric cancer.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Helicobacter pylori	1
Histological identification of curved bacteria in gastric mucosa	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bacterial genus ⓘ
associatedWithDisease	duodenal ulcers ⓘ gastric cancer ⓘ gastric ulcers ⓘ gastritis ⓘ hepatitis in animals ⓘ inflammatory bowel disease in animals ⓘ mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma NERFINISHED ⓘ peptic ulcer disease ⓘ
cellWall	contains lipopolysaccharide ⓘ
class	Epsilonproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonizes	gastrointestinal tract ⓘ human stomach (some species) ⓘ intestinal tract of animals ⓘ
family	Helicobacteraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstDescribedBy	Barry J. Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Robin Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ
flagellaType	polar flagella ⓘ
genome	circular chromosome ⓘ
gramStain	Gram-negative ⓘ
growthCondition	grows best at 37 degrees Celsius (many species) ⓘ requires reduced oxygen tension ⓘ
habitat	mucosal surfaces of birds ⓘ mucosal surfaces of mammals ⓘ
kingdom	Bacteria ⓘ
metabolism	catalase-positive (many species) ⓘ oxidase-positive (many species) ⓘ urease-positive (many species) ⓘ
motility	motile ⓘ
namingEtymology	derived from Greek for "spiral rod" ⓘ
notableSpecies	Helicobacter cinaedi NERFINISHED ⓘ Helicobacter felis NERFINISHED ⓘ Helicobacter heilmannii NERFINISHED ⓘ Helicobacter hepaticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Helicobacter mustelae NERFINISHED ⓘ Helicobacter pylori NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Campylobacterales NERFINISHED ⓘ
oxygenRequirement	microaerophilic ⓘ
pathogenicity	includes commensal species ⓘ includes pathogenic species ⓘ
phylum	Campylobacterota NERFINISHED ⓘ
reproduction	binary fission ⓘ
shape	spiral-shaped ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
transmissionRoute	fecal-oral (for some species) ⓘ oral-oral (for some species) ⓘ
typeSpecies	Helicobacter pylori NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearDescribed	1989 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robin Warren → coDiscovered → Helicobacter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Helicobacter pylori

Campylobacterota → includesTaxon → Helicobacter ⓘ

Robin Warren → notableWork → Helicobacter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Histological identification of curved bacteria in gastric mucosa