An ancient ecospecies of Helicobacter pylori found in Indigenous populations and animal adapted lineages.
E. Tourrette, R. C. Torres, S. L. Svensson, T. Matsumoto, K. A. Fauzia, R. I. Alfaray, R.-K. Vilaichone, V. P. Tuan, HelicobacterGenomicsConsortium, D. Wang, L. Olsson, A. Yadegar, Z. Zhou, Y. Yamaoka, K. Thorell, D. Falush
The paper identifies a new ecospecies of Helicobacter pylori, 'Hardy', found in Indigenous populations and animal-adapted lineages, with distinct genetic features and evolutionary history.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology