Table 3 Helicobacter spp. load in gastric glands and parietal cells evaluated by electron microscopy

Dog No.

Gastric gland portion

No. of fundic glands

Helicobacter -like organisms mean (SD)

H. bizzozeronii -like organism mean (SD)

H. felis -like organism mean (SD)

No. of parietal cells

Helicobacter -like organisms per cell mean (SD)

H. bizzozeronii- like organisms per cell mean (SD)

H. felis -like organisms per cell mean (SD)

1

Pit/isthmus/neck

15

3.33 (± 2.06)

1.80 (± 1.57)

1.53 (± 1.46)

5

2.40 (± 1.14)

2.20 (± 1.10)

0.20 (± 0.45)

Base

11

3.27 (± 2.00)

3.09 (± 1.97)

0.18 (± 0.40)

2

Pit/isthmus/neck

15

2.53 (± 1.06)

1.73 (± 1.22)

0.80 (± 1.21)

8

1.63 (± 0.74)

1.50 (± 0.76)

0.13 (± 0.35)

Base

12

2.92 (± 1.65)

2.67 (± 1.67)

0.25 (± 0.45)

3

Pit/isthmus/neck

20

4.75 (± 2.61)

4.70 (± 2.49)

0.05 (± 0.22)

4

2.75 (± 2.36)

2.75 (± 2.36)

0.00 (± 0.00)

Base

10

3.40 (± 1.96)

3.40 (± 1.96)

0.00 (± 0.00)

Total

Pit/isthmus/neck

50

3.66 (± 2.26)

2.94 (± 2.38)

0.72 (± 1.20)

17

2.12 (± 1.36)

2.00 (± 1.37)

0.12 (± 0.33)

Base

33

3.18 (± 1.79)

3.03 (± 1.83)

0.15 (± 0.36)