Providencia rettgeri
| Providencia rettgeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Providencia |
| Species: | P. rettgeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Providencia rettgeri Rettger 1904 | |
Providencia rettgeri (commonly P. rettgeri), is a Gram negative bacterium that is commonly found in both water and land environments. P. rettgeri is found in the genus Providencia, along with Providencia stuartii, Providencia alcalifaciens, and Providencia rustigianii. P. rettgeri can be incubated at 37 °C in nutrient agar or nutrient broth. It was first discovered in 1904 after a waterfowl epidemic.Hadley, Phillip (1908). The colon-typhoid intermediates as causative agents of disease in birds: The paratyphoid bacteria. RarebooksCLub. pp. 174–180. ISBN 1236439406. Strains of the species have also been isolated from nematodes.[1]
Identification
P. rettgeri can be identified by its motility and its ability to produce acid from mannitol. It does not produce gas from glucose and does not ferment lactose. It also does not produce hydrogen sulfide or acid from xylose.
Pathogenicity
Providencia rettgeri can cause a number of opportunistic infections in humans and can be found in the human gut. It is a major cause of traveller's diarrhea.[2] Strains of P. rettgeri have also been found to cause urinary tract infections[3] and eye infections.[4]
References
- ↑ Jackson, T.J.; Wang, Huayan; Nugent, Miriam J.; Griffin, Christine T.; Burnell, Ann M.; Dowds, Barbara C.A. "Isolation of insect pathogenic bacteria,Providencia rettgeri, from Heterorhabditis spp.". Journal of Applied Bacteriology 78 (3): 237–244. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.1995.tb05022.x.
- ↑ Yoh, M. (1 November 2005). "Importance of Providencia species as a major cause of travellers' diarrhoea". Journal of Medical Microbiology 54 (11): 1077–1082. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.45846-0.
- ↑ Jones, BD; Mobley, HL (Sep 1987). "Genetic and biochemical diversity of ureases of Proteus, Providencia, and Morganella species isolated from urinary tract infection.". Infection and immunity 55 (9): 2198–203. PMID 3623698.
- ↑ Koreishi, Aaleya F.; Schechter, Barry A.; Karp, Carol L. "Ocular Infections Caused by Providencia rettgeri". Ophthalmology 113 (8): 1463–1466. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.03.047.
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