Providencia rettgeri Definition and Examples

Definition
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Species of the genus Providencia frequently associated with hospital-acquired infections of the urinary tract, burns and wounds in humans whereas cholera in chicken
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P. rettgeri is distinguished from other common Providencia species such as P. alcalifaciens and P. stuartii through biochemical tests:

urease test: positive (+)
phenylalanine deaminate test: variable results from different strains
gas from glucose fermentation: variable results from different strains

Scientific classification:

Phylum: Proteobacteria

Class: Gamma Proteobacteria

Order: Enterobacteriales

Family: Enterobacteriaceae

Genus: Providencia

Variant(s):

P. rettgeri
Providencia rettgeri (Hadley 1918) Brenner et al. 1978

Formerly called:

Proteus rettgeri

Shigella rettgeri

Bacterium rettgeri

Compare (with other clinically important Providencia spp.):

Providencia alcalifaciens
Providencia stuartii

See:

Genus Providencia

Reference(s):

Cheesbrough M. 2006. Microbiological Tests. In: District laboratory practice in tropical countries. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p 189.
Vasanthakumari R. 2007. Enterobacteriaceae. In: Textbook of Microbiology. New Delhi: BI Publications Pvt Ltd. p 266.

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