Proteus penneri

Proteus penneri
Electron micrograph of Proteus penneri. Bar represents 200nm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Proteus
Species:
P. penneri
Binomial name
Proteus penneri
Hickman et al. 1982

Proteus penneri is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium.[1] It is an invasive pathogen[2] and a cause of nosocomial infections of the urinary tract or open wounds.[3] Pathogens have been isolated mainly from the urine of patients with abnormalities in the urinary tract, and from stool.[4] P. penneri strains are naturally resistant to numerous antibiotics, including penicillin G, amoxicillin, cephalosporins, oxacillin, and most macrolides, but are naturally sensitive to aminoglycosides, carbapenems, aztreonam, quinolones, sulphamethoxazole, and co-trimoxazole. Isolates of P. penneri have been found to be multiple drug-resistant (MDR) with resistance to six to eight drugs. β-lactamase production has also been identified in some isolates.[5]

  1. ^ Hickman FW, Steigerwalt AG, Farmer JJ, Brenner DJ (June 1982). "Identification of Proteus penneri sp. nov., formerly known as Proteus vulgaris indole negative or as Proteus vulgaris biogroup 1". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 15 (6): 1097–102. doi:10.1128/jcm.15.6.1097-1102.1982. PMC 272260. PMID 7050147.
  2. ^ Kishore J (2012). "Isolation, identification & characterization of Proteus penneri--a missed rare pathogen". Indian J Med Res. 135 (3): 341–5. PMC 3361870. PMID 22561620.
  3. ^ Kaistha, N; Bansal, N; Chander, J (July 2011). "Proteus penneri lurking in the intensive care unit: An important often ignored nosocomial pathogen". Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 55 (4): 411–3. doi:10.4103/0019-5049.84842. PMC 3190523. PMID 22013265.
  4. ^ O'Hara CM, Brenner FW, Miller JM (2000). "Classification, identification, and clinical significance of Proteus, Providencia, and Morganella". Clin Microbiol Rev. 13 (4): 534–46. doi:10.1128/cmr.13.4.534-546.2000. PMC 88947. PMID 11023955.
  5. ^ Stock I (2003). "Natural antibiotic susceptibility of Proteus spp., with special reference to P. mirabilis and P. penneri strains". J Chemother. 15 (1): 12–26. doi:10.1179/joc.2003.15.1.12. PMID 12678409. S2CID 28138251.