Table 2 Frequency of Helicobacter detection in gastric samples of cats and dogs upon PCR and sequencing
Animal | Stomach region | Positive for canine/feline associated gastric NHPHs (16 S rRNA PCR)a  (%) | Positive for H. pylori-specific ureAB PCR (%) | Positive for H. pylori-specific glmM PCR (%) | Positive for 1st PCR of nested Helicobacter 23 S rRNA PCRa(%) | Positive for 2nd PCR of nested Helicobacter 23 S rRNA PCRb(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cats (n = 20) | Corpus only | 3/20 (15) | 4/20 (20) | 0/20 (0) | 5/20 (25) | 0/20 (0) |
Antrum only | 1/20 (5) | 3/20 (15) | 0/20 (0) | 1/20 (5) | 0/20 (0) | |
Corpus + antrum | 13/20 (65) | 2/20 (10) | 0/20 (0) | 9/20 (45) | 0/20 (0) | |
Dogs (n = 27) | Corpus only | 2/27 (7.4) | 6/27 (22) | 0/27 (0) | 2/27 (7.4) | 0/27 (0) |
Antrum only | 2/27 (7.4) | 3/27 (11) | 1/27 (3.7) | 4/27 (15) | 0/27 (0) | |
Corpus + antrum | 18/27 (67) | 4/27 (15) | 0/27 (0) | 15/27 (59) | 0/27 (0) | |
Total (n = 47) | Corpus and/or antrum | 39/47 (83) | 22/47 (47) | 1/47 (2.1) | 36/47 (77) | 0/47 (0) |