Review
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2009; 15(32): 3984-3991
Published online Aug 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3984
Table 1 General genomic features of helicobacters and campylobacters
SpeciesHelicobacter pyloriH. acinonychisH. hepaticusW. succinogenesC. jejuniC. coliC. lariC. upsaliensis
Strain26 695j99HPAG1SheebaATCC51449DSM1740NCTC11168RM2228RM2100RM3195
OriginClinicalClinicalClinicalFelinesRodentsCattleClinicalChickenClinicalClinical
Genome size (bp)1 667 8671 643 8311 596 3661 553 9281 799 1462 110 3551 641 481
GC content (%)39.039.0-38.235.948.530.531.329.634.5
Coding sequences
Predicted number1590145915361611187520461634176415541782
Coding area (%)91.090.8-89.793.093.094.3---
Average length (bp)945998-8651082964948---
Flexible genome pool
PlasmidsNoneNonepHPAG1pHac1NoneNoneNonepCC178pCL46pCU3, pCu110
Insertion elementsIS605, IS606IS606NoneISHa1675, ISHa1942, ISHa1152NoneISWsu1302, ISWsu1203NoneIS605--
Genomic islandscag PAIcag PAIcag PAIHacGIHHGI1WSUGI I and IINone---