Proteus (redirected from protei)

Proteus /Pro·te·us/ (pro´te-us) a genus of gram-negative, motile bacteria usually found in fecal and other putrefying matter, including P. morga´nii, found in the intestines and associated with summer diarrhea of infants, and P. vulga´ris, often found as a secondary invader in various localized suppurative pathologic processes; it is a cause of cystitis.

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Pro·te·us (prt-s)

n.

A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that includes certain species associated with human enteritis and urinary tract infections.

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Proteus

[prō′tē·əs]

Etymology: Gk, Proteus, mythic god who changed shapes

a genus of motile, gram-negative bacilli often associated with nosocomial infections, normally found in feces, water, and soil. Proteus may cause urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, wound infections, diarrhea, bacteremia, and endotoxic shock. Some species are sensitive to penicillin; most respond to the aminoglycoside antibiotics and cephalosporins.

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proteolytic (pro″teolit´ik),

adj pertaining to substances that aid in the breakdown and assimilation of proteins.

Proteus

n a genus of motile, gram-negative bacilli often associated with nosocomial infections and normally found in feces, water, and soil. It may cause urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, wound infections, diarrhea, bacteremia, and endotoxic shock.

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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.

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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.