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===Overview===
===Overview===
''Helicobacter spp.'' are related to [[:Category:Campylobacter species|''Campylobacter'']] species and ''Arcobacter'' species and are pathogens affecting the stomach and intestines. There are several species identified in humans and many veterinary species where the incidence of some species of ''Helicobacter'' is high. The genus is considered of low pathogenic significance in veterinary species but there is possibility of zoonosis of the ''H. pylori'' species that is the causitve agent of gastric disease in humans.
*A bacterial pathogen of the intestines
*A bacterial pathogen of the intestines
*Discovered in the stomach of humans in 1987
*Discovered in the stomach of humans in 1987
===Characteristics===
===Characteristics===
''Helicobacter'' are gram negative rod bacteria, they can appear helical, S-shaped or curved.
*Helical, S-shaped or curved Gram negative rods
*Helical, S-shaped or curved Gram negative rods