Early Humans Were Infected by Two Distinct Types of Helicobacter Bacteria, New Study Reveals

Early Humans Were Infected by Two Distinct Types of Helicobacter Bacteria, New Study Reveals

Two ecospecies of Helicobacter pylori — named ‘Hardy’ and ‘Ubiquitous’ — co-existed in the stomachs of modern humans since before they left Africa and were dispersed around the world by human migrations, according to new research.

Tourrette et al. found that Indigenous people in Siberia and North and South America are infected by two distinct types of Helicobacter pylori. Image credit: sjs.org / CC BY-SA 3.0.

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