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*Non-lactose fermentors
*Non-lactose fermentors
*Urease positive (differentiate from [[Salmonella|''Salmonella'']])
*Urease positive (differentiate from [[Salmonella|''Salmonella'']])
*Highly motile via flagellae
*May swarm on blood agar
===Clinical infections===
*Pathogenic strains include ''Proteus mirabilis'' and ''Proteus vulgaris''
*''Proteus mirabilits'' associated with sporadic infections in dogs, cats, cattle, fowl
*Urinary tract infections in dogs, cats and horses
*Formation of struvite or apatite stone in the kidney (catalysed by urease)
*Associated with otitis externa in dogs
*Wound infections