1. The absorption of typhus sera (human or antityphus horse serum) with Proteus X-19 removes only the Proteus agglutinins, leaving the Rickettsia agglutinins intact. 2. The absorption of typhus sera with Mexican Rickettsiae removes the agglutinins for both the Rickettsia and Proteus X-19. 3. While normal or formalinized Rickettsiae are not agglutinated by anti-Proteus serum, these organisms-whe...

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...

the ability of subminimum inhibitory concentrations (sub-mics) of antibiotics to affect the virulence factors of bacteria may be an important criterion in selecting an antibiotic for therapy. proteus mirabilis is one of the most frequently seen pathogens in urinary tract infections. the aim of this study was to analyze the effects of some antibiotics on two important virulence factors of p. mir...

C owden syndrome (CS; OMIM 158350) is an autosomal dominant disorder with age related penetrance characterised by mucocutaneous lesions, macrocephaly and an increased risk of cancer, especially of the breast, thyroid and endometrium. 2 The phenotype in CS has proven to be highly variable, which became especially evident after identification of the susceptibility gene PTEN. 4 This is also shown ...

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Chromosome-Encoded Class D -Lactamase OXA-23 in Proteus mirabilis R. Bonnet,* H. Marchandin, C. Chanal, D. Sirot, R. Labia, C. De Champs, E. Jumas-Bilak, and J. Sirot Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Faculté de Médecine, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, UMR 175, CNRS-MNHN, 29000 Quimper, Laboratoire de Bactériologi...

The Proteus syndrome (PS) is a complex and rare congenital hamartomatous condition with a wide range of malformations. Little is reported about spinal deformity associated with this syndrome. This study presents a case of scoliosis occurring in the setting of PS and explores the possible mechanisms between the 2 diseases. The patient is a 17-year-old Chinese female with scoliosis and hemihypert...