Helicobacter rappini

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A non-taxonomic grouping of microaerophilic, Gram negative, spindle shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the genus Helicobacter. These organisms are motile by bipolar, sheathed flagella and are composed of ten species of Helicobacter organisms including the species H. bilis and H. trogontum. Helicobacter rappini are pathogenic, causing abortion in animals and diarrheal symptoms in humans.

**Synonyms:** - Flexispira rappini - Flexispira rappini - HELICOBACTER RAPPINI