[bacterium] 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. bur...
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Gram-negative rods isolated from human urine and feces. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(prov″ĭ-den´shә) a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria, occurring in normal urine and feces. Organisms are potential pathogens associated with urinary tract and secondary tissue infections. P. stuar´tii causes nosocomial infections and is a major agent in burn in...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: prov′i-den′sē-ă Definitions: 1. A genus of motile, peritrichous, non-spore-forming, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacteria (family Enterobacteriaceae) containing gram-negative rods. These organisms do not hydrolyze urea nor produce hydrogen sulfide; they produce indole and grow on Simmons citrate...
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