Proteus vul·gar·is (v l-gâr  s)n. A bacterium found in putrefying materials and in abscesses; it includes strains that agglutinate in typhus serum and are therefore used in diagnosis of typhus. |
Proteus vulgaris,
a species of bacteria that is a frequent cause of urinary tract infections. The bacteria are found in feces, water, and soil.
Proteus
a genus of gram-negative, motile bacteria, members of the family Enterobacteriaceae, usually found in fecal and other putrefying matter. Also found associated with infections of the external ear and skin and in pyometra and pyelonephritis.
Proteus mirabilis
a common inhabitant of animal fecal material found particularly in infections of the eye, skin, urinary and respiratory tract.
Proteus vulgaris
found in canine epididymo-orchitis, prostatitis and cystitis.
Proteus vulgaris
Microbiology A pathogen linked to UTIs and wound infections Habitat P mirabilis is found in water, soil, and feces
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