Resumen

MORALES B, Abelardo A; GARCIA G, Francisco  y  BERMUDEZ G, Víctor M. Helicobacter genus in domestic animals: A review. INHRR [online]. 2010, vol.41, n.2, pp.63-70. ISSN 0798-0477.

Helicobacter genus have been reported for important in de velopment of esophagitis, gastritis, ulcer and neoplastic in human. In domestic animal have described specific species in the dog, swine, poultry and equine and is very common used in experimental animal model with study of pathogenic of this bacteria’s. In equine have been detected DNA, seroconversion and were isolated Helicobacter equorum recently. In poultry were isolated of damage intestinal and liver Helicobacter pullorum. Recently were isolate of gastric mucosa Helicobacter suis sp. nov. and H. pylori associated a gastrointestinal. In ruminants and small ruminants have been reported H. pylori potential pathogens by human. H. pylori, H. felis, H. bizzozeroni, H. salomonis, Fle xis pira rappini (H. rappini) y H. heilmannii is re ationl with gastritis, ulcer, neoplastic gastric in dogs and cats. Helico bacter genus is very important in point of public health with impact above of esophagea, gastric mucosa, in testinal mu cosa, liver and powerful inducted of gastric car cinogenesis. Human risk of infection is imminent by ingest of food animal and water contamination and direct transmitted oral-oral and oral-faecal.

Palabras clave : Helicobacter; HLO; animals.