Evidence of Helicobacter spp. in Saliva and Gastric Mucosa of Domestic Dogs in the Central Region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Table 3
Case by case of frequency of the gastric bacterial colonisation density, presence of 16rRNA Helicobacter genus on saliva and stomach, and histologic findings with degrees of WSAVA classification.
Animal (no.) and history
16S rRNA PCR assay
Gastric bacterial colonisation density score
Histologic gastric lesion and degree (WSAVA classification)
1S
Saliva
Body: no bacteria Antrum: no bacteria
Body: normal Antrum: normal
2S
Negative
Body: no bacteria Antrum: no bacteria
Body: mild, lymphocytic-plasmacytic, eosinophilic and neutrophilic infiltrate Antrum: mild, neutrophilic infiltrate and fibrosis and mucosal atrophy
Body: normal Antrum: mild, lymphocytic-plasmacytic, neutrophilic and eosinophilic infiltrate
29A
Saliva, stomach
Body: moderate Antrum: mild
Body: normal Antrum: mild, intraepithelial lymphocytes
30A
Stomach
Body: moderate Antrum: moderate
Body: mild, lymphocytic-plasmacytic and eosinophilic infiltrate and intraepithelial lymphocytes normal Antrum: mild, lymphocytic-plasmacytic and eosinophilic infiltrate
31A
Stomach
Body: moderate Antrum: moderate
Body: normal Antrum: mild, lymphocytic-plasmacytic infiltrate