Using PCR and 16S rRNA sequence analysis, gastric biopsy specimens were evaluated for the presence of Helicobacter spp. among pet, laboratory, and commercial rabbits. Rabbits from all sources tested positive for Helicobacter spp. Most of th

positive specimens proved to be closely related to H. heilmannii, type II, including H. felis and H. salomonis, but a H. pullorum/H. rappini-like organism was detected in 1 rabbit. In a study of labora­tory rabbits, H. canadensis/H. pullorum and H. felis were detected. Mild inflammatory lesions were present in the gastric mucosa of some of the rabbits. The prevalence and significance of Helicobacter spp. infections in domes­tic rabbits is currently unknown.

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