Proteus Vulgaris

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Proteus Vulgaris

a rod-shaped, nonspore-forming, motile, and gram-negative bacteria that has flagella along the periphery of its entire cell. Young cells measure 0.5 × 1–3 μ; filaments that measure as much as 20 μ develop later.

Proteus vulgaris cells are very polymorphic; their name is derived from the Greek mythogical god Proteus, who could change his appearance. The colonies look like thin creeping swarms. The main colony is surrounded by many small ones. Proteus vulgaris liquefies gelatin and causes meat, fish, and other foods that contain protein to rot. It is one of the normal intestinal flora and is widely distributed in soil and water. Under certain conditions, Proteus vulgaris can cause food poisonings and various suppurative diseases.

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No references found			Weil-Felix tests on day 12 showed the serum to be positive for Proteus vulgaris OX19 (titer 160); tests for P vulgaris OX2 and OXK were negative (titer of 10 for both). Murine typhus from Vietnam, imported into Japan by Uchiyama, Tsuneo / Emerging Infectious Diseases The four test organisms chosen were Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris, and Bacillus subtilis. Antibiotic Production of Marine Bacterial Isolates Extracted from ... by Griggs, Kiara B. / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science For example, some lyophilized strains--most notably, Proteus vulgaris ATCC 13315--do not produce uniform reactions with certain biochemical tests, due to their slow rate of growth. Media quality control: an unnecessary evil by Harris, Patricia C.; Sealey, Lynn B.; Pitman, Barbara / Medical Laboratory Observer			Proteolytic Enzyme proteome proteomics Proteomyxida Proteomyxidia proteoplast proteose Proterogenesis Proterostomia Proterosuchia Proterotheriidae Proterozoic Proterozoic Eon Proterozoic era Proterozoic Erathem Protesilaus Protest Protestant Protestant Chorale Protestant Episcopal Church Protestant ethic Protestant Union Protestant Union of 1608 Protestantism Proteus Proteus Vulgaris Proteutheria Prothalamion Prothallium Prothero, Rowland Edmund prothesis prothoracic gland prothorax Prothrombin prothrombin factor prothrombin time prothymocyte prothyron Protic, Stojan Protich, Stojan proticity protist Protista Protistology protium Proto-Bulgarians proto-Doric Proto-Geometric style proto-Ionic Proto-Neolithic proto-oncogene			Proteum Proteum Proteum Proteus Proteus Proteus Proteus Proteus Proteus (animal) Proteus (animal) Proteus (animal) Proteus (bacterium) mirabilis Proteus (bacterium) vulgaris Proteus (bacterium) vulgaris Proteus (Greek mythology) Proteus (Greek mythology) Proteus (Greek mythology) Proteus (mythology) Proteus (mythology) Proteus (mythology) Proteus anguinus Proteus anguinus Proteus anguinus Proteus mirabilis Proteus mirabilis Proteus mirabilis Proteus morganii Proteus syndrome Proteus syndrome Proteus Syndrome Foundation Proteus Vulgaris Proteus, Ureaplasma, Nocardia, Cryptococcus, Helicobacter proteuses proteuses proteuses Proteutheria Protex Protective Coatings International, Inc. Protexillin Protexillin Protezione Svizzera degli Animali Protha prothalamia prothalamia prothalamion prothalamion prothalamions prothalamions prothalamium prothalamium Prothalium Prothalium prothalli prothallia prothallial prothallium prothallium prothallus prothallus Prothero “cone,” theory Prothero “cone,” theory Prothero “cone,” theory

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