Genetic Transformation in Proteus mirabilis

Lipoprotein from Proteus mirabilis.

The biosynthesis of a Proteus mirabilis outer membrane protein of molecular weight of approximately 7,000 was found to be relatively resistant to puromycin and rifampin, as is the case for the Escherichia coli liporotein. Furthermore, the existence of the lipoprotein in P. mirabilis was indicated by a comparison of the amino acid compositions of the purified free and bound forms of this protein...

Plasmids and Putative Virulence Characters in Proteus mirabilis

Genetic Diversity of Proteus Mirabilis Isolated from Urine Specimens by Box PCR

Introduction: Proteus mirabilis is one of the common causes of UTI.Multiple molecular methods are used to genotype bacteria.The polymerase chain reaction method is based on repeated sequences using BOXA1R primers for differentiation of bacteria. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic ‎diversity of protease mirabilis isolated from urine specimens.   Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cr...

Bacteriophage typing of Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, and Proteus morganii.

A bacteriphage typing scheme for differentiating Proteus isolated from clinical specimens was developed. Twenty-one distinct patterns of lysis were seen when 15 bacteriophages isolated on 8 Proteus mirabilis, 1 P. vulgaris, and 1 P. morganii were used to type 162 of 189 (85.7%) P. mirabilis and P. vulgaris isolates. Seven phages isolated on 3 P. morganii were used to type 13 of 19 (68.4%) P. mo...

qnrA6 genetic environment and quinolone resistance conferred on Proteus mirabilis.

OBJECTIVES To determine the genetic location and environment of the qnrA6 gene in Proteus mirabilis PS16 where it was first described and to characterize the quinolone resistance qnrA6 confers. METHODS Transformation experiments and Southern blotting were performed for plasmid and genomic DNA of P. mirabilis PS16 to determine the qnrA6 location. Combinatorial PCRs with primers in qnrA6 and ge...