Picture 29
This picture shows Proteus mirabilis in nutrient agar.
Proteus mirabilis
Morphology: Gram negative rods, produce urease, shows 'swarming effect' on nutrient and blood agar, does not ferment lactose,
Route of transmission: Food borne, fomites
Investigations: Gram stain, organism cultured on MacConkey's agar
Diseases:
Urinary tract infection
Pneumonia
Septicemia
Treatment:
Due to varied antibiotic resistance, gentamicin and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim are used empirically until results of sensitivity tests are known.