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Potential virulence factors of Proteus bacilli.
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The genus Proteus, which contains bacteria considered now to belong to the opportunistic pathogens, has its most characteristic attribute, swarming growth, enabling them to colonize and survive in higher organisms.Abstract:
The object of this review is the genus Proteus, which contains bacteria considered now to belong to the opportunistic pathogens. Widely distributed in nature (in soil, water, and sewage), Proteus species play a significant ecological role. When present in the niches of higher macroorganisms, these species are able to evoke pathological events in different regions of the human body. The invaders (Proteus mirabilis, P. vulgaris, and P. penneri) have numerous factors including fimbriae, flagella, outer membrane proteins, lipopolysaccharide, capsule antigen, urease, immunoglobulin A proteases, hemolysins, amino acid deaminases, and, finally, the most characteristic attribute of Proteus, swarming growth, enabling them to colonize and survive in higher organisms. All these features and factors are described and commented on in detail. The questions important for future investigation of these facultatively pathogenic microorganisms are also discussed.read more
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Significance and roles of synonymous codon usage in the evolutionary process of Proteus.
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Selecting ear drops for dogs with otitis externa
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Draft Genome of Proteus mirabilis Serogroup O18 Elaborating Phosphocholine-Decorated O Antigen.
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Use of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis for identification of Proteus penneri.
TL;DR: The analysis of a number of Proteus clinical isolates as well as other Gram-negative bacteria showed that P. penneri strains composed a clonally related group which can be distinguished from other bacteria including P. mirabilis and P. vulgaris.
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Evaluation of antimicrobial strategies against biomaterial-associated infections: impact of the surrounding environmental conditions
TL;DR: Colistin appeared to be an antimicrobial with a questionable efficacy in the treatment of BAI, and was revealed to possess a sub-population resistant to colistin exclusively associated with biofilms and characterized by small colony morphologies, the first report linking heteroresistance to biofilm formation and to a morphological distinct sub- population.
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