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