Helicobacter salomonis
Helicobacter salomonis ("H. salomonis") is a species within the "Helicobacter" genus of Gram-negative bacteria. "Helicobacter pylori" is by far the best known "Helicobacter" species primarily because humans infected with it may develop gastrointestinal tract diseases such as stomach inflammation, stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, stomach cancers of the nonlymphoma type, and various subtypes of extranodal marginal zone lymphomass, e.g. those of the stomach, small intestines, large intestines, and rectumn. "H. pylori" is also associated with the development of bile duct cancer and has been associated with a wide range of other diseases, although its role in the development of many of these other diseases requires further study. Humans infected with "H. salomonis" may develop some of the same gastrointestinal diseases viz., stomach inflammation, stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers, stomach cancers that are not lymphomas, and extranodal marginal B cell lymphomas of the stomach. Other non-"H. pylori" Helicobacter species that are known to be associated with these gastrointestinal diseases are "Helicobacter bizzozeronii, Helicobacter suis, Helicobacter felis," and "Helicobacter heilmannii s.s". Because of their disease associations, these four "Helicobacter" species plus "H. salomonis" are often group together and termed "Helicobacter heilmannii sensu lato".

"H. salomonis" bacteria are detected in the stomachs of their natural hosts - cats, dogs, and rabbits. Reports suggest that individuals, including children, are infected with this bacterium by having close contact one of these animals: "H. heilmanni s.l."-associated diseases, including those associated with "H. salomonis", appear to be zoonotic diseases, i.e., infectious diseases that are caused by pathogen that spread from animals to humans. It is important to diagnose "H. salomonis" and other "Helicobacter heilmannii sensu lato" infections in patients with the cited upper gastrointestinal tract diseases, including in particular extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the stomach, because some of them have been successfully treated and cured using antibiotic-based drug regimens (e.g.amoxicillin, clarithromycin, plus a proton pump inhibitor or metronidazole, clarithromycin, plus a proton pump inhibitor) directed against the instigating bacterium.
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species
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Q134684
Helicobacter
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Q34740
genus
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Q632006
Gram-negative bacteria
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Q180556
Helicobacter pylori
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Q11829360
gastrointestinal tract
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Q183130
stomach inflammation
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Q172941
stomach ulcers
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Q172941
duodenal ulcers
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Q189588
stomach cancer
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extranodal marginal zone lymphomas
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stomach
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small intestines
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large intestines
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rectumn
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Q124292
bile duct cancer
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Q21267147
Helicobacter bizzozeronii
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Q10294494
Helicobacter suis
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Q16982889
Helicobacter felis
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Q85766122
Helicobacter heilmannii s.s
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Q7780536
Helicobacter heilmannii sensu lato
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Q182672
zoonotic diseases
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Q166231
infectious diseases
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Q170065
pathogen
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Q7780536
Helicobacter heilmannii sensu lato
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upper gastrointestinal tract diseases
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Q201928
amoxicillin
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Q118551
clarithromycin
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Q421704
proton pump inhibitor
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Q169569
metronidazole
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Q16982909
Helicobacter salomonis
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Gram staining
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Gram staining
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