Providencia stuartii

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Providencia stuartii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Morganellaceae
Genus: Providencia
Species:
P. stuartii
Binomial name
Providencia stuartii
Ewing 1962

Providencia stuartii (commonly P. stuartii), is a

restriction endonuclease, PstI. Some other important information about P. stuartii is that it is motile via flagella, non-sporulating, non-lactose fermenting, catalase positive and oxidase negative. It can also grow in anaerobic conditions and on Simmon’s Citrate Agar. [3]

Role in diseases

Providencia stuartii is the most common Providencia species capable of causing human infections. Providencia stuartii is an opportunistic pathogen seen in patients with severe burns or long-term indwelling urinary catheters.[2] This puts elderly individuals at a greater risk for P. stuartii infections.[1] In animals P. stuartii infections can cause neonatal diarrhea due to P. stuartii infection in dairy cows. In humans, P. stuartii can be isolated from urine (most common), stool, and blood, as well as from sputum, skin, and wound cultures. P. stuartii sepsis is primarily of urinary origin. It is the most common cause of purple urine bag syndrome.[4] Upon physical examination, P stuartii bloodstream infection is associated with fever, tachycardia, and hypotension.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Providencia Infections". Medscape. 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Providencia stuartii". theLabRat.com.
  3. ^ "Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology". Springer Verlag.
  4. PMID 19281065
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