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Proteus spp
Synonym(s): P. mirabilis, P. vulgaris
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Family: Enterobacteriaceae.
- Genus: Proteus.
Etymology
- Gk: Proteus - an ocean god able to change himself into different shapes.
- Lat: mirabilis - wonderful; vulgaris - common.
Distribution
- Worldwide.
Significance
- Normal fecal flora of mammals.
- Found in environment.
- Opportunistic pathogen, occasionally causing infection in animals.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Kiss G, Radványi S & Szigeti G (1997) New combination for the therapy of canine otitis externa I. Microbiology of otitis externa. JSAP 38 (2), 51-56 PubMed.
- Gaastra W, van Oosterom R A, Pieters E W et al (1996) Isolation and characterisation of dog uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis strains. Vet Microbiol 48 (1-2), 57-71 PubMed.
- Bijlsma I G, van Dijk L, Kusters J G et al (1995) Nucleotide sequences of two fimbrial major subunit genes, pmpA and ucaA, from canine-uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis strains. Microbiol 141 (Pt 6), 1349-1357 PubMed.