- Pathogen:
- Proteus mirabilis
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Proteus spp. produce characteristic swarming on non-inhibitory media such as blood agar.
- Pathogen Information:
- Non-fermenting, gram-negative rods of the Enterobacteriaceae family.
- Epidemiology:
- Opportunistic pathogen. Less resistant to antimicrobials than proteus vulgaris.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Urinary tract infections in dogs and horses. Associated with otitis externa in dogs.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.