Providencia (bacterium)
| Providencia | |
|---|---|
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| Providencia alcalifaciens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Providencia Ewing 1962 |
| Species | |
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P. stuartii | |
Providencia is a Gram negative, motile bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Some strains (P. stuartii, for example) are opportunistic pathogens in humans and can cause urinary tract infections, particularly in patients with long-term indwelling urinary catheters or extensive severe burns. Other strains (for example P. burhodogranariea and P. sneebia) are found in the haemolymph of Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies.[1]
Some strains are sensitive to ampicillin.
References
- Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
- ↑ Juneja, P.; Lazzaro, B. P. (2009). "Providencia sneebia sp. Nov. And Providencia burhodogranariea sp. Nov., isolated from wild Drosophila melanogaster". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 59 (Pt 5): 1108–11. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.000117-0. PMID 19406801.
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