Publications
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| the susceptibility of nosocomial pathogens to ceftazidime. | the activities in vitro of ceftazidime and of cefuroxime have been compared against 201 strains of bacteria which had been isolated either from outbreaks of nosocomial infection or were typical of strains causing such outbreaks. ceftazidime was found to be about 1000 times more active against pseudomonas spp. and proteus vulgaris, and between 10 and 100 times more active against klebsiella pneumoniae, enterobacter spp., citrobacter freundii, serratia marcescens, proteus rettgeri, proteus morgani ... | 1981 | 19802966 |
| the conundrum of the gram-positive rod: are we missing important pathogens in complicated skin and soft-tissue infections? a case report and review of the literature. | the designation "gram-positive bacillus" includes a variety of pleomorphic microorganisms, including diphtheroids, coryneform species, coccobacilli, and other small rods. despite differing greatly in their virulence, sources, and even genus, these microscopically similar organisms are often difficult to differentiate without genetic testing. | 2010 | 19803730 |
| behaviour of ceftazidime towards beta-lactamases. | from escherichia coli, enterobacter cloacae, proteus morganii and pseudomonas aeruginosa, but the geometric mean of the inhibition constant ki used to measure this interaction was 120 and almost 700 times higher with ceftazidime than with cefotaxime and cefuroxime, respectively. two other beta-lactamases isolated from pr. vulgaris and klebsiella oxytoca also showed little or no interaction with ceftazidime. a complementary microbiological technique, the "double-disc" technique, indicated that ce ... | 1981 | 19810176 |
| haemorrhagic bullae associated with a chicken scratch. | complicated skin and soft tissue infection caused by a chicken scratch has rarely been reported. a 3-year-old boy who developed haemorrhagic bullae and necrotising fasciitis following a chicken scratch is reported. morganella morganii and enterococci were cultured from the aspirate. he received antimicrobial treatment, surgical debridement and a skin graft, and recovered uneventfully. | 2009 | 19941755 |
| tubo-ovarian abscess with morganella morganii bacteremia. | tubo-ovarian abscess caused by morganella morganii is unusual. a 54-year-old menopausal woman visited the emergency room with lower abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever for 4 days. pelvic examination revealed lifting tenderness over the right adnexum without motion tenderness of the uterus. pelvic sonogram revealed a cystic lesion with heterogeneous content in the right ovary. salpingo-oophoritis was suspected. clindamycin and gentamicin were administered intravenously after obtaining blood cultu ... | 2009 | 19949761 |
| [fatal neonatal sepsis caused by vertical transmission of morganella morganii. report of one case]. | we report a term neonate who developed early-onset sepsis due to morganella morganii. the child was vaginally delivered after a short labor, and presented signs of perinatal asphyxia. blood cultures taken soon after birth and from mother's lochia were positive for this microorganism. the infection was unresponsive to treatment with cefotaxime, to which the microorganism was susceptible, and the infant died at 17 days of age. m morganii is an opportunistic and uncommon pathogen, causing disease m ... | 2009 | 20011962 |
| 18-f fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography indicating unsuspected infections in two patients with dermatomyositis. | dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that may be associated with malignancies. the technique of 18-f fluorodeoxyglucose (fdg)-positron emission tomography (pet) is an important tool to investigate underlying malignancy in patients with a possible paraneoplastic syndrome. we report two consecutive patients with dermatomyositis in whom 18-f fdg-pet revealed unsuspected infections. physicians should be aware that a positive 18-f fdg-pet is not specific for malignancy and may revea ... | 2009 | 20055842 |
| first case of capd-related peritonitis caused by morganella morganii. | morganella morganii, a gram-negative bacillus, is a rare cause of peritonitis. in this article we report a 55-year-old female patient with peritonitis due to morganella morganii who was receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd). | 2010 | 20056997 |
| histamine, cadaverine, and putrescine produced in vitro by enterobacteriaceae and pseudomonadaceae isolated from spinach. | a total of 364 bacterial isolates, obtained from spinach leaves, were assayed in a decarboxylase broth containing histidine, lysine, and ornithine to check their ability to produce biogenic amines, and then quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography. among these isolates, 240 formed cadaverine, 208 formed putrescine, and 196 formed histamine, in widely varying amounts. they frequently produced more than one biogenic amine. klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae and morganella morganii ... | 2010 | 20132689 |
| differential characterization of biogenic amine-producing bacteria involved in food poisoning using maldi-tof mass fingerprinting. | histamine poisoning is caused by the consumption of fish and other foods that harbor bacteria possessing histidine decarboxylase activity. with the aim of preventing histamine formation, highly specific mass spectral fingerprints were obtained from the 16 major biogenic amine-producing enteric and marine bacteria by means of maldi-tof ms analysis. all bacterial strains analyzed exhibited specific spectral fingerprints that enabled its unambiguous differentiation. this technique also identified p ... | 2010 | 20151397 |
| evaluation of antimicrobial activity of the stem bark of cylicodiscus gabunensis (mimosaceae). | ethyl acetate (ea) extract of the stem bark of cylicodiscus gabunensis (cg) was analysed phytochemically and evaluated for its antimicrobial activity against 17 pathogenic species isolated from patient: escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, shigella dysenteriae, shigella flexneri, morganella morganii, proteus vulgaris, proteus mirabilis, salmonella typhi, citrobacter freundii, enterobacter cloacae, enterobacter agglomerans, staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus feacalis, pseudomonas aeruginosa ... | 2006 | 20162076 |
| biodegradation studies and sequencing of microcystin-lr degrading bacteria isolated from a drinking water biofilter and a fresh water lake. | the presence of microcystin-lr -degrading bacteria in an active anthracite biofilter and in lake mead, nevada was investigated. four bacterial isolates from enrichment culture were identified using 16s rrna analysis. microcystin biodegradation tests were performed with both, the enrichment cultures and the respective isolates, using microcystin alone and acetate as carbon sources. a newly recognized microcystin-degrading bacterium, morganella morganii, was isolated from the biofilter and from la ... | 2010 | 20219514 |
| [not available]. | 1947 | 20253560 | |
| extended spectrum beta-lactamase detection in gram-negative bacilli of nosocomial origin. | resistance to third generation cephalosporins by acquisition and expression of extended spectrum beta lactamase (esbl) enzymes among gram-negative bacilli is on a rise. the presence of esbl producing organisms significantly affects the course and outcome of an infection and poses a challenge to infection management worldwide. | 2009 | 20300397 |
| metallo-β-lactamases among enterobacteriaceae from routine samples in an italian tertiary-care hospital and long-term care facilities during 2008. | the emergence of metallo-β-lactamase (mbl)-producing enterobacteriaceae is a serious public health concern. producers have been repeatedly isolated from patients and long-term care facility (ltcf) residents around bolzano, and we sought to assess their prevalence and clinical impact. all routine enterobacteriaceae isolates from a bolzano tertiary-care hospital and associated long-term care facilities in 2008 (n = 5500) were screened for mbls, with case details reviewed for the source patients. i ... | 2011 | 20345467 |
| infected abdominal aortic aneurysm due to morganella morganii: ct findings. | an infected aortic aneurysm, or mycotic aneurysm, is a rare arterial dilatation due to destruction of the infected vessel wall. common pathogens resulting in an infected aortic aneurysm are salmonella and clostridium species, as well as staphylococcus aureus; morganella morganii, on the other hand, is very rare. an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm has tendencies to grow rapidly and to rupture. the mortality rate is high in patients undergoing emergent surgical intervention. we report the case ... | 2011 | 20352211 |
| development of molecular-based methods for determination of high histamine producing bacteria in fish. | histamine (or scombroid) fish poisoning is a significant cause of food borne disease in the united states. in this study, we describe the development of a molecular-based technique which uses digoxigenin (dig) labeled dna probes for the detection of gram negative bacteria producing high amounts of histamine (>1000 ppm). a cocktail of pcr amplification fragments corresponding to a 709 bp fragment of the histidine decarboxylase (hdc) gene of four high producing bacteria (morganella morganii, enter ... | 2010 | 20392504 |
| [bacterial meningitis due to gram-negative bacilli in adults]. | gram-negative bacilli are causative agents of bacterial meningitis in the neonatal period but rarely cause meningitis in adults without risk factors. | 2010 | 20414871 |
| the effect of ph and chemical preservatives on the growth of bacterial isolates from some nigerian packaged fruit juices. | bacterial pathogens were isolated from some nigerian packaged fruit juices. the isolates were characterized and identified as bacillus licheniformis, aeromonas hydrophila, bacillus circulans, proteus morganii, pseudomonas cepacia, bacillus alvei and pseudomonas chlororaphis. the antibiotic susceptibility profile of the seven isolates was determined and it was discovered that 65% of the microorganisms isolated were resistance to the antibiotic used while 35% were sensitive. the effect of ph, benz ... | 2010 | 20415148 |
| [meningoencephalitis due to morganella morganii: a case report]. | a central nervous system infection due to morganella morganii is uncommon. we report a case diagnosed at the neurological department of fann teaching hospital in dakar, senegal. a 12-year-old boy was hospitalized for acute meningoencephalitis. the ct scan was normal and the study of cerebrospinal fluid (csf) revealed cytological and biochemical abnormalities and m. morganii. hiv and syphilitic serologies were negative and blood cd4 lymphocyte count showed 354 per mm(3). the treatment with cefota ... | 2010 | 20431984 |
| communal action of microbial cultures for red he3b degradation. | the consortium pmb11 consisting of three bacterial species, originally isolated from dye contaminated soil was identified as bacillus odysseyi suk3, morganella morganii suk5 and proteus sp. suk7. the consortium possessed the ability to decolorize various textile dyes as well as mixtures of dyes. pmb11 could decolorize red he3b (50 mg l(-1)) with 99% of decolorization within 12 h in nutrient broth, while in mineral medium it could decolorize up to 97% within 24h. induction in the activities of va ... | 2010 | 20510505 |
| identification of lytic bacteriophage mmp1, assigned to a new member of t7-like phages infecting morganella morganii. | mmp1 (morganella morganii phage 1) is a lytic bacteriophage newly isolated from the host bacterium m. morganii. the entire genome was sequenced, and final assembly yielded a 38,234bp linear double-stranded dna (dsdna) with a g+c content of 46.5%. in the mmp1 genome, 49 putative genes, 10 putative promoters and 2 predicted sigma-independent terminators were determined through bioinformatic analysis. a striking feature of the mmp1 genome is its high degree of similarity to the t7 group of phages. ... | 2010 | 20561579 |
| [unusual cause of infant severe community-acquired pneumonia: morganella morganii]. | 2010 | 20570476 | |
| seasonal variation, chemical composition, and analgesic and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil from leaves of tetradenia riparia (hochst.) codd in southern brazil. | the seasonal variation of the chemical composition of the essential oil from fresh leaves of tetradenia riparia (hochst.) codd grown in southern brazil was analyzed by gc-ms, and the analgesic and antimicrobial activities of this oil were assayed. the yield of essential oil ranged from 0.17% to 0.26%, with the maximum amount in winter and the minimum in spring. the results obtained from principal components analysis (pca) revealed the existence of high chemical variability in the different seaso ... | 2010 | 20714310 |
| morganella morganii pericarditis in a child with x-linked agammaglobulinemia. | 2010 | 20723125 | |
| prospective study of urinary tract infection surveillance after kidney transplantation. | urinary tract infection (uti) remains one of the main complications after kidney transplantation and it has serious consequences. | 2010 | 20723254 |
| polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis involving enterobacteria producing ctx-m-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamases. | necrotizing fasciitis due to multiple gram-negative organisms in a nigerian patient is described. morganella morganii and citrobacter freundii carrying the ctx-m-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamase gene were isolated, highlighting the emergence of this β-lactamase in western africa and its successful spread amongst a wider range of members of the enterobacteriaceae. | 2011 | 20813849 |
| screening of the constituents, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of endemic origanum hypericifolium o. schwartz & p.h. davis. | the chemical compositions, total phenol content, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities with oxidant status of the essential oil from an endemic turkish species, origanum hypericifolium, were investigated. steam distillation (sd) was used to isolate the essential oils, and the chemical analyses were performed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (gc-ms). the antimicrobial activity was tested by agar disc diffusion method against morganella morganii (clinic isolate), micrococcus flavus (clin ... | 2010 | 20835958 |
| new delhi metallo-beta lactamase (ndm-1) in enterobacteriaceae: treatment options with carbapenems compromised. | carbapenems are among the few useful antibiotics against multidrug resistant gram negative bacteria particularly those with extended spectrum beta lactamase. however resistance to carbapenems occurs and is mediated by mechanisms like loss of outer membrane proteins and production of beta lactamase that is capable of hydrolyzing carbapenems. an alert issued in the uk in 2009 warned of an increasing number of carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae strains identified in uk hospital patients. many ... | 2010 | 20848811 |
| detection and pfge analysis of esbl-producing isolates of proteus species isolated from patients at tehran hospitals. | the production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (esbls), in particular tem and ctx-m type, by the strains of proteus spp. is a contributing factor to the emergence of bacterial drug resistance. the aim of this study was to screen and determine of esbls genes among strains of proteus spp. at tehran hospitals. | 2010 | 20885345 |
| the nutrition of proteus morganii: sulphur requirements. | 1945 | 21005568 | |
| comparison of bacterial diversity in wheat bran and in the gut of larvae and newly emerged adult of musca domestica (diptera: muscidae) by use of ethidium monoazide reveals bacterial colonization. | the objective of the current study is to investigate the bacterial colonization within the gut of the house fly, musca domestica l. (diptera: muscidae), at the larval stage and the bacterial community of the gut of the house fly at the newly emerged adult stage. after using ethidium monoazide to inhibit recovery of nucleic acids from dead bacteria, three polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-amplified 16s rdna libraries from wheat bran, larvae, and newly emerged adults was constructed, analyzed, and c ... | 2010 | 21061987 |
| d-amino acid oxidase of proteus morganii. | 1946 | 21066781 | |
| laboratory detection of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae: evaluation of two screening agar plates and two confirmation techniques. | the worldwide prevalence of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing esbl-producing enterobacteriaceae (esbl-e) is increasing, making the need for optimized detection techniques more urgent. in this study we investigated the performance of two esbl-e screening and two esbl-e confirmation techniques. in accordance with the dutch national guidelines (www.wip.nl), a collection of 642 highly resistant enterobacteriaceae strains, as identified by vitek2, was used to test the performances of two scr ... | 2010 | 21123527 |
| recurrent lower limb abscesses as the primary manifestation of aorto-femoral graft paraprosthetic fistula. | a 62-year-old man was presented to our facility with recurrent right lower limb abscesses. he had an aortobifemoral graft for an aortoiliac occlusive disease. the diagnosis of paraprosthetic fistula was confirmed by performing a high-resolution contrast-enhanced computed tomography, whereas labeled leukocyte imaging provided a negative result. the graft present in the right limb was removed and extra-anatomical femoro-femoral bypass was performed along with segmental ileal resection of the affec ... | 2010 | 21126852 |
| morganella morganii could be an important intensive care unit pathogen. | 2010 | 21253351 | |
| structural characterization and mhcii-dependent immunological properties of the zwitterionic o-chain antigen of morganella morganii. | morganella morganii is a commensal gram-negative bacterium that has long been known to produce an antigen bearing phosphocholine groups. we determined the structure of this o-chain antigen and found that its repeating unit also contains a free amino group and a second phosphate: this alternating charge character places the m. morganii o-chain polysaccharide into a small family of zwitterionic polysaccharides (zpss) known to induce t-cell-dependent immune responses via presentation by class ii ma ... | 2011 | 21321054 |
| neonatal morganella morganii sepsis: a case report and review of the literature. | 2011 | 21342342 | |
| development of a real-time pcr assay with an internal amplification control for detection of gram-negative histamine-producing bacteria in fish. | prompt detection of bacteria that contribute to scombrotoxin (histamine) fish poisoning can aid in the detection of potentially toxic fish products and prevent the occurrence of illness. we report development of the first real-time pcr method for rapid detection of gram-negative histamine-producing bacteria (hpb) in fish. the real-time pcr assay was 100% inclusive for detecting high-histamine producing isolates and did not detect any of the low- or non-histamine producing isolates. the efficienc ... | 2010 | 21356438 |
| sitafloxacin: in bacterial infections. | sitafloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial with in vitro activity against a broad range of gram-positive and -negative bacteria, including anaerobic bacteria, as well as against atypical pathogens. it is approved in japan for use in a number of bacterial infections caused by sitafloxacin-susceptible strains of staphylococcus spp., streptococcus pneumoniae, other streptococcus spp., enterococcus spp., moraxella catarrhalis, escherichia coli, citrobacter spp., klebsiella spp., enterobacter sp ... | 2011 | 21504249 |
| identification of unknown ocular pathogens in clinically suspected eye infections using ribosomal rna gene sequence analysis. | clin microbiol infect 2011; 17: 776-779 abstract: dna sequence-based identification of pathogens from ocular samples of patients with clinically suspected eye infections was accomplished using 16s and internal transcribed spacer (its) ribosomal rna gene sequence analysis. pcr was positive for 24 of 99 samples tested. both culture and 16s rdna sequence analysis identified pseudomonas aeruginosa, streptococci and enterobacteriaceae. isolates misidentified as burkholderia cepacia by biochemical tes ... | 2011 | 21521414 |
| new delhi metallo-ss-lactamase-1: local acquisition in ontario, canada, and challenges in detection. | new delhi metallo-ß-lactamase-1 (ndm-1) is a recently identified metallo-ß-lactamase that confers resistance to carbapenems and all other ß-lactam antibiotics, with the exception of aztreonam. ndm-1 is also associated with resistance to many other classes of antibiotics. the enzyme was first identified in organisms isolated from a patient in sweden who had previously received medical treatment in india, but it is now recognized as endemic throughout india and pakistan and has spread worldwide. t ... | 2011 | 21624908 |
| bacterial infection in association with snakebite: a-á10-year experience in a northern taiwan medical center. | background: microbiological data of secondary wound infections following snakebites is rarely reported in taiwan. the objective of this study was to assess the secondary wound infection after venomous snakebites. methods: we conducted a 10-year retrospective survey on patients admitted for venomous snakebites and microbiological data of wound cultures at a medical center in northern taiwan. results: between april 2001 and april 2010, 231 patients who experienced snakebites were included. male pr ... | 2011 | 21700517 |
| Genus-wide physicochemical evidence of extracellular crystalline silver nanoparticles biosynthesis by Morganella spp. | This study was performed to determine whether extracellular silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) production is a genus-wide phenotype associated with all the members of genus Morganella, or only Morganella morganii RP-42 isolate is able to synthesize extracellular Ag nanoparticles. To undertake this study, all the available Morganella isolates were exposed to Ag+ ions, and the obtained nanoproducts were thoroughly analyzed using physico-chemical characterization tools such as transmission electron micro ... | 2011 | 21713008 |
| new delhi metallo-ss-lactamase-1: detection and prevention. | 2011 | 21788418 | |
| [urinary tract infection in patient after brain injury]. | intruduction: one of the most important problems in treating patients after head injury is urinary complication. the first place take urinary infections, which disturb rehabilitation process. clean intermittent catherization, bladder training and good care do not preserve infection. the purpose of our study was to present the frequency of urinary infections and main pathogens involved in these infections among patients treated in the department of rehabilitation after head injury. | 2011 | 21812229 |
| quantification of total and specific gram-negative histamine-producing bacteria species in fish using an mpn real-time pcr method. | quantification of histamine-producing bacteria (hpb) is necessary in order to elucidate the role that hpb play in scombrotoxin (histamine) fish poisoning. we report here the evaluation of a real-time pcr method for the quantification of total and specific gram-negative hpb species in fish using a most probable number (mpn) format. the species-specific real-time pcr assay was 100% inclusive for independently detecting morganella morganii, enterobacter aerogenes, raoultella planticola/ornithinolyt ... | 2011 | 21839377 |
| dissemination of the rmtb gene carried on incf and incn plasmids among enterobacteriaceae in a pig farm and its environment. | to investigate the prevalence and characterization of 16s rrna methylase-producing bacteria in a pig farm and its environment in east china. | 2011 | 21852287 |
| identification of bla (kpc-2) on different plasmids of three morganella morganii isolates. | three morganella morganii strains resistant to carbapenems were recovered from the surgical intensive care unit (sicu) in our hospital. carbapenemases and extended-spectrum β-lactamases (esbls) were respectively detected by the modified hodge test and the modified clinical and laboratory standards institute (clsi) esbl confirmatory test in all isolates. amplification of whole-cell and plasmid dnas extracted from isolates with primers specific for the bla (kpc) produced an amplicon confirmed to b ... | 2011 | 21874606 |
| tumor abscess formation caused by morganella morganii complicated with bacteremia in a patient with gastrointestinal stromal tumor. | we report the case of a 22-year-old man who presented with a 3-day history of watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. an image of the abdomen showed a heterogeneously echogenic mass lesion in the pelvis. the results of the blood cultures performed on admission showed the presence of morganella morganii. computed tomography-guided tube drainage was performed, and a culture of the drained abscess fluid yielded m. morganii growth. exploratory laparotomy with segmental resection of the jejunum a ... | 2011 | 21924697 |
| Characterisation of histamine-producing bacteria from farmed blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) and turbot (Psetta maxima). | Turbot (Psetta maxima) and blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) represent two of the most important emerging farmed fish species in European countries. However, no information of the presence and development of histamine-producing bacteria on them has been reported so far. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to isolate and identify the main histamine-producing bacteria in farmed turbot and blackspot seabream. For this study, 24 isolates (12 from turbot and 12 from blackspot seabream) were ... | 2011 | 21925757 |
| biogenic amines produced by enterobacteriaceae isolated from meat products. | biogenic amines in ground meat and processed meat products are one of the indicators to determine the poor quality raw material. major histamine forming bacterium was escherichia coli (strain ec04 with 65.88 mg/100 ml in brain heart infusion medium), followed by the microorganisms morganella morganii (strain mm4 with 8.40 mg/100 ml and strain mm7 with 8.28 mg/100 ml) and proteus mirabilis (strain pm02 with 8.76 mg/100 ml), respectively. the highest putrescine production level was found in citrob ... | 2001 | 22062111 |
| first reported fatal morganella morganii infections in chickens. | morganella morganii, a gram-negative rod commonly found in the intestines of humans and other animals, is here confirmed to cause a fatal infection in chickens by isolation and identification of the bacteria, 16s rrna gene sequencing, and experimental infection. this is the first case of m. morganii infection in chickens. | 2011 | 22176761 |
| [extracellular slime production and adhesion of morganella morganii strains to polystyrene]. | the aim of this study was the evaluation of the ability of extracellular slime production and adhesive properties of m. morganii strains. this study included 50 of m. morganii strains isolated from clinical samples. all of these strains were isolated in the clinical microbiology department of dr. a. jurasz university hospital in 2008-2009. five (10.0%) out of 50. m. morganii strains demonstrated extracellular slime production. adherence to polystyrene revealed 36 (72.0%) of m. morganii strains i ... | 2011 | 22184894 |
| [antimicrobial sensitive of morganella morganii]. | the aim of this study was the evaluation of the antimicrobial sensitive of morganella morganii rods isolated from clinical samples. this study included 50 of m. morganii strains isolated in the clinical microbiology department of dr. a. jurasz university hospital in 2008-2009. all of strains were sensitive to carbapenems (imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem, doripenem) and piperacillin/tazobactam and most of them to beta-lactam antibiotics, aminoglycosides and fluorochinolons. resistance to tetracycl ... | 2011 | 22184910 |
| description and plasmid characterization of qnrd determinants in proteus mirabilis and morganella morganii. | clin microbiol infect abstract: we investigated the presence of qnrc and qnrd among 756 non-replicate enterobacteriaceae isolated in italy, selected for being non-susceptible to fluoroquinolones and/or resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. four proteus mirabilis and one morganella morganii (0.66% of the total) presented a qnrd gene, located in a 2687-base-pair plasmid that was entirely sequenced. the plasmid is un-typable, and contains no known coding region other than qnrd. that the qnr ... | 2011 | 22192340 |
| Inhibitory effect of essential oils, food additives, peracetic Acid and detergents on bacterial of histidine decarboxylase. | The aim of this study is to examine whether various essential oils, food additives, peracetic acid and detergents inhibit bacterial histidine decarboxylase. Crude extract of Morganella morganii NBRC3848 was prepared and incubated with various agents. Histidine decarboxylase activity was significantly inhibited (p<0.05) by 26 of 45 compounds tested. Among the 26 agents, sodium hypochlorite completely decomposed both histidine and histamine, while peracetic acid caused slight decomposition. Histid ... | 2011 | 22200744 |
| antibacterial activity of essential oil vapor for histamine-producing bacteria. | in this study, we evaluated the antibacterial activity of essential oil vapors against histamine-producing bacteria morganella morganii nbrc3848 and raultella planticola nbrc3317. we measured the minimum inhibitory dose (mid) of 14 essential oils towards these two strains. allyl isothiocyanate (ait) and salicylaldehyde (sa) vapors showed higher antibacterial activity than the other 12 essential oil vapors. both ait and sa vapors suppressed growth of total aerobic bacteria and histamine-producing ... | 2011 | 22200745 |
| antibacterial effect of food additives and detergents against histamine-producing bacteria on food contact material surfaces. | we investigated the antibacterial activity of food additives and detergents against histamine-producing bacteria on food contact material surfaces. based on minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) testing with morganella morganii nbrc3848, raoultella planticola nbrc3317 and enterobacter aerogenes nctc10006, we screened nine food additives and four detergents with relatively high inhibitory potency. we prepared food contact material surfaces contaminated with histamine-producing bacteria, and dipp ... | 2011 | 22200801 |
| antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative pathogens isolated from patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections in south african hospitals (smart study 2004-2009): impact of the new carbapenem breakpoints. | abstract background: the study for monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends (smart) follows trends in resistance among aerobic and facultative anaerobic gram-negative bacilli (gnb) isolated from complicated intra-abdominal infections (ciais) in patients around the world. methods: during 2004-2009, three centralized clinical microbiology laboratories serving 59 private hospitals in three large south african cities collected 1,218 gnb from complicated intra-abdominal infections (ciais) and t ... | 2012 | 22220506 |
| pcr detection and identification of histamine-forming bacteria in filleted tuna fish samples. | total of 14 filleted yellowfin tuna fish (thunnus albacares) sold in wholesale fish market and supermarkets in milan, italy, were purchased and tested to determine microbial count, histamine level, histamine-forming bacteria, and their ability to produce histamine in culture broth. although histamine level was less than 10 ppm, many samples showed high total viable bacterial and enterobacterial counts that reached dangerous levels after temperature abuse for short periods of time. a pcr assay ta ... | 2012 | 22251187 |
| species-specific dna probe and development of a quantitative pcr assay for the detection of morganella morganii. | aims: the development of a sybr green quantitative pcr assay (qpcr) for the specific detection of morganella morganii, a a fish pathogen responsible of the histamine fish poisoning. methods and results: a new primer set, amplifying a 179 bp fragment of the 16s rrna gene was selected for specificity, and 14 m. morganii strains and 32 non-morganella strains were evaluated. the melting temperature of 84 °c was consistently specific for the amplicon. two standard curves were constructed: the minimum ... | 2012 | 22251367 |
| impact of gram-negative bacteria in interaction with a complex microbial consortium on biogenic amine content and sensory characteristics of an uncooked pressed cheese. | the impact of gram-negative bacteria on sensory characteristics and production of volatile compounds as well as biogenic amines (ba) in the core of an uncooked pressed type model cheese was investigated in the presence of a defined complex microbial consortium. eleven strains of gram-negative bacteria, selected on the basis of their biodiversity and in vitro ba-production ability, were individually tested in a model cheese. four out of 6 strains of enterobacteriaceae (citrobacter freundii ucma 4 ... | 2011 | 22265286 |
| neonatal meningitis due to morganella morganii. | 2013 | 22267858 | |
| [morganella morganii: an unusual bacterium in joint effusions]. | 2012 | 22341776 | |
| in vitro activity of cefepime against multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli, viridans group streptococci and streptococcus pneumoniae from a cross-canada surveillance study. | to determine the in vitro activity of cefepime against multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli and gram-positive cocci obtained from an ongoing cross-canada surveillance study. | 1999 | 22346377 |
| clinical significance of infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae blood isolates with inducible ampc β-lactamase. | few studies have investigated the clinical features and outcomes for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (esbl)-producing enterobacter spp., citrobacter spp., serratia spp., and morganella morganii (ecsm) bloodstream infections. this study was performed to investigate the clinical features and outcomes for esbl-producing ecsm bloodstream infections. patients with ecsm bloodstream infection were enrolled from october 2006 to march 2008. of 124 patients with ecsm bacteremia, 30 cases (24.2%) were esbl-p ... | 2012 | 22409779 |
| increased iga and igm responses against gut commensals in chronic depression: further evidence for increased bacterial translocation or leaky gut. | recently, we discovered that depression is accompanied by increased igm and iga responses directed against gram negative gut commensals. the aim of this study was to replicate these findings in a larger study group of depressed patients and to examine the associations between the iga and igm responses to gut commensals and staging of depression as well as the fatigue and somatic (f&s) symptoms of depression. | 2012 | 22410503 |
| detection of kpc-2 and qnrs1 in clinical isolates of morganella morganii from china. | seven carbapenem-nonsusceptible morganella morganii isolates, which have similar antibiotic susceptibility profiles, were isolated over a 5-month period. mics of imipenem, meropenem, and ertapenem were 8, 1, and 0.25 to 0.5 μg/ml, respectively. pulsed-field gel electrophoresis indicated that 6 isolates were indistinguishable or closely related. carbapenem resistance can be transferred from m. morganii to escherichia coli by conjugation. all m. morganii isolates and e. coli transconjugants produc ... | 2012 | 22542894 |
| chromosomal blactx-m-₁₅ associated with isecp1 in proteus mirabilis and morganella morganii isolated at the military hospital of tunis, tunisia. | this study investigated the genetic environment of bla(ctx-m) genes and associated resistance genes in seven proteus mirabilis and six morganella morganii extended spectrum β-lactamase (esbl)-positive isolates. the isolates were recovered from hospitalized patients with respiratory or urinary tract infections at the military hospital of tunis, tunisia. twenty-one of the 200 strains exhibited non-susceptibility to third generation cephalosporins and, among these strains, the double-disk synergy t ... | 2012 | 22683657 |
| porin alterations present in non-carbapenemase-producing enterobacteriaceae with high and intermediate levels of carbapenem resistance in chile. | the main goal of this work was to identify the mechanisms responsible for carbapenem resistance in 61 chilean clinical isolates of enterobacteriaceae (enterobacter spp., serratia marcescens, morganella morganii, escherichia coli and klebsiella pneumoniae) with reduced susceptibility to at least one carbapenem (ertapenem, imipenem or meropenem). all of the isolates were analysed for the presence of carbapenemases, extended spectrum β-lactamases (esbls), ampc enzymes and outer-membrane proteins. n ... | 2012 | 22700549 |
| [occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of morganella morganii strains isolated from clinical samples]. | the aim of this study was the evaluation of occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of m morganii rods isolated from clinical samples. this study included 201 strains isolated in the clinical microbiology department of dr. a. jurasz university hospital in 2008-2010. identification to species was carried out on the basis of the results of biochemical reactions included in the tests id 32e and vitek2 gn. antimicrobial susceptibility of m. morganii rods was determined by the disk-diffusion meth ... | 2012 | 22708292 |
| antibiotic therapy for inducible ampc β-lactamase-producing gram-negative bacilli: what are the alternatives to carbapenems, quinolones and aminoglycosides? | some bacteria that possess chromosomally determined ampc β-lactamases may express these enzymes at a high level following exposure to β-lactams, either by induction or selection for derepressed mutants. this may lead to clinical failure even if an isolate initially tests susceptible in vitro, a phenomenon best characterised by third-generation cephalosporin therapy for enterobacter bacteraemia or meningitis. several other enterobacteriaceae, such as serratia marcescens, citrobacter freundii, pro ... | 2012 | 22824371 |
| evaluation of bacterial resistance to essential oils and antibiotics after exposure to oregano and cinnamon essential oils. | essential oils (eos) are excellent antimicrobial agents sometimes used in active food packaging. this work studies the susceptibility of 48 clinical isolates and 12 reference strains of gram-negative bacilli to oregano essential oil, cinnamon essential oil, and combinations of both. furthermore, the tendency of the clinical isolates to develop resistance to these eos and to different antibiotics after sequential oregano or cinnamon exposure was studied. for this purpose, antibiotic susceptibilit ... | 2012 | 22827568 |
| proteolytic activity by multiple bacterial species isolated from chronic venous leg ulcers degrades matrix substrates. | a major feature of chronic wounds is the loss of tissue, with the exposure of dermal components preventing primary closure and leading to bacterial colonization. bacterial colonization has been proposed as one of the common underlying pathologies present in chronic wounds. the objective of this exploratory study was to identify bacteria cultured from chronic venous leg ulcers and test for proteolytic activity that degrades matrix substrates. | 2013 | 23118301 |
| first characterisation of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance-qnrs1 co-expressed bla ctx-m-15 and bla dha-1 genes in clinical strain of morganella morganii recovered from a tunisian intensive care unit. | aim of this study was to show the emergence of the qnr genes among fluoroquinolone-resistant, ampc and esbl (extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase) co-producing morganella morganii isolate. | 2012 | 23183469 |
| morganella morganii, subspecies morganii, biogroup a: an unusual causative pathogen of brain abscess. | morganella morganii is a gram negative aerobe , found often as intestinal commensal. it is commonly implicated in urinary tract infections and pyogenic infections, but rarely causes cns infections especially brain abscess. there are very few published reports of morganella morganii as a causative pathogen in brain abscess. high index of suspicion of this pathogen is important in cases of brain abscess secondary to otogenic infections. this paper reports an unusual case of morganella morganii, su ... | 2012 | 23189003 |
| a case of giant hepatic hydatid cyst infected with morganella morganii and the literature review. | hydatid cyst disease is a common worldwide zoonosis. most of the cysts are located in the liver. abscess formation due to infection of the cyst is an important complication. m. morganii, a gram-negative bacillus, is a quite rare cause of liver abscess. a 77-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with complaints of fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and abdominal pain located in the right-upper quadrant. her history was positive for hepatic hydatid cyst disease ten years ago. phy ... | 2012 | 23198187 |
| [purple urine bag syndrome in two institutionalised patients]. | purple urine bag syndrome (pubs) is an uncommon but particularly striking phenomenon characterised by a chemical reaction involving the urine, plastic and certain enzymes from some sulphatase- and phosphatase-producing bacteria, including proteus mirabilis, escherichia coli and morganella morganii, amongst others. following this reaction, the catheter and the bag may be stained red, blue or purple. this phenomenon tends to occur in patients with multiple pathology and with urinary catheters, as ... | 2013 | 23199817 |
| characterization of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes in enterobacteriaceae clinical strains and characterization of the plasmids implicated in their diffusion. | a total of 788 clinical enterobacteriaceae were collected to describe the aminoglycoside-modifying genes (ame genes) and to characterize the plasmids that carry these genes. among the 788 strains collected, 330 (41.8%) were aminoglycoside-resistant: 264 escherichia coli (80%), 33 proteus mirabilis (10%), 10 klebsiella pneumoniae (3%), six k. oxytoca (1.8%), five enterobacter cloacae (1.5%), three morganella morganii (0.9%), three providencia stuartii (0.9%), two salmonella enterica (0.6%), and o ... | 2013 | 23206280 |
| aqueous phase synthesis of copper nanoparticles: a link between heavy metal resistance and nanoparticle synthesis ability in bacterial systems. | we demonstrate aqueous phase biosynthesis of phase-pure metallic copper nanoparticles (cunps) using a silver resistant bacterium morganella morganii. this is particularly important considering that there has been no report that demonstrates biosynthesis and stabilization of pure copper nanoparticles in the aqueous phase. electrochemical analysis of bacterial cells exposed to cu(2+) ions provides new insights into the mechanistic aspect of cu(2+) ion reduction within the bacterial cell and indica ... | 2013 | 23223802 |
| intestinal enterobacteriaceae and escherichia coli populations in japanese adults demonstrated by the reverse transcription-quantitative pcr and the clone library analyses. | a primer set specific for escherichia coli/shigella 16s rrna was developed and used for rt-qpcr analysis of fecal samples from 35 healthy adult volunteers in combination with the previously reported primer set specific for enterobacteriaceae. enterobacteriaceae and e. coli were present in the 29 out of 35 volunteers tested as intestinal commensals at the average population levels of 10(7.1±0.9) and 10(6.8±0.7)cellsg(-1) of stools (mean±standard deviation), respectively. among the 7 volunteers, t ... | 2013 | 23262033 |
| orbital abscess from dacryocystitis caused by morganella morganii. | a 22-year-old female with multiple developmental abnormalities stemming from cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome presented with a recurrent orbital abscess 2 years after orbitotomy with drainage of an abscess of presumed hematogenous-origin. during careful intraoperative examination the abscess was seen to directly extend from the lacrimal sac. cultures were taken and grew morganella morganii, a gram negative rod uncommon in ocular and periocular infections. to the author's knowledge, this microorgani ... | 2013 | 23273045 |
| whole-genome sequencing and identification of morganella morganii kt pathogenicity-related genes. | the opportunistic enterobacterium, morganella morganii, which can cause bacteraemia, is the ninth most prevalent cause of clinical infections in patients at changhua christian hospital, taiwan. the kt strain of m. morganii was isolated during postoperative care of a cancer patient with a gallbladder stone who developed sepsis caused by bacteraemia. m. morganii is sometimes encountered in nosocomial settings and has been causally linked to catheter-associated bacteriuria, complex infections of th ... | 2012 | 23282187 |
| combination of culture-independent and culture-dependent molecular methods for the determination of bacterial community of iru, a fermented parkia biglobosa seeds. | in this study, bacterial composition of iru produced by natural, uncontrolled fermentation of parkia biglobosa seeds was assessed using culture-independent method in combination with culture-based genotypic typing techniques. pcr-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (dgge) revealed similarity in dna fragments with the two dna extraction methods used and confirmed bacterial diversity in the 16 iru samples from different production regions. dna sequencing of the highly variable v3 region of the ... | 2012 | 23316189 |
| microbial uropathogens and their antibiotic resistance profile from hospitalized patients in central alabama. | urinary tract infections remain a common problem in inpatient care. they are highly challenging to provide effective initial therapy without sensitivity data. the purpose of this study was to survey the uropathogens and their sensitivity profile at a hospital in central alabama and to guide experiential antibiotic selection. this was the first reported study on bacterial uropathogens and their antibiotic resistance profile at this central alabama hospital. the survey period was between july 2009 ... | 2012 | 23330509 |
| capd-related peritonitis caused by morganella morganii. | 2017 | 23349203 | |
| draft genome sequence of the opportunistic human pathogen morganella morganii sc01. | we report the 4.1-mb draft genome sequence of morganella morganii sc01, a gammaproteobacterium, isolated from an indian human fecal sample. | 2013 | 23405333 |
| morganella morganii osteomyelitis complicated by secondary septic knee arthritis: a case report. | morganella morganii is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacillus whose natural habitat is the gastrointestinal system. while it rarely causes infection alone, it is generally encountered in people with suppressed immunity and in cases of hospital infection. it may also manifest itself as a superinfection. morganella morganii often demonstrates a course characterized by slow-paced progression with occasional attacks and remissions. osteoarticular pathologies are not commonly observed in mor ... | 2012 | 23428772 |
| evaluation of drug-resistant enterobacteriaceae in retail poultry and beef. | there has been increasing concern on the emergence of multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens from foods of animal origin, including poultry. the current study aimed to evaluate antibiotic-resistant enterobacteriaceae from raw retail chicken/turkey parts (thigh, wings, breast, and ground) and beef meat (ground and chunks) in middle tennessee. resistance of the collected enterobacteriaceae to a panel of antibiotics was determined by the kirby-bauer disk diffusion test. retail meats were also assa ... | 2013 | 23472034 |
| antibiotic selection for the treatment of infectious complications of implant-based breast reconstruction. | infection requiring explantation remains the most devastating complication associated with implant-based breast reconstruction. there are many treatment algorithms to prevent reconstructive failure in face of infection using both oral and intravenous antibiotics. in the absence of patient-specific culture data, antibiotic selection is generally directed toward broad-spectrum coverage based on historical data. we hypothesize that reviewing our institution's microbiology data obtained from explant ... | 2013 | 23486147 |
| monitoring the succession of the biota grown on a selective medium for pseudomonads during storage of minced beef with molecular-based methods. | in the present study, the succession of the biota grown on a selective medium for pseudomonads (pseudomonas agar based medium - pab) during the storage of meat under different conditions was monitored. thus, minced beef was stored aerobically and under modified atmosphere packaging in the presence (map+) and absence (map-) of oregano essential oil at 0, 5, 10 and 15 °c. a total of 267 pure cultures were recovered from pab throughout the storage period and subjected to pcr-denaturing gradient gel ... | 2012 | 23498179 |
| bacteria isolated from dugongs (dugong dugon) submitted for postmortem examination in queensland, australia, 2000-2011. | microbial infection may contribute to disease in a significant proportion of marine mammal mortalities, but little is known about infectious bacterial species and their prevalence in dugongs (dugong dugon). this study represents a survey of the species of bacteria and fungi isolated from dugongs submitted to the university of queensland's school of veterinary science for postmortem examination. thirty-six dugongs were included in the survey, with 23 species of bacteria and four species of fungus ... | 2013 | 23505701 |
| carbapenem susceptibilities and non-susceptibility concordance to different carbapenems amongst clinically important gram-negative bacteria isolated from intensive care units in taiwan: results from the surveillance of multicentre antimicrobial resistance in taiwan (smart) in 2009. | to investigate the in vitro susceptibilities to various carbapenems amongst clinical gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients in intensive care units of ten major teaching hospitals in taiwan in 2009, a survey was conducted to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of ertapenem, imipenem, meropenem and doripenem against isolates of enterobacteriaceae (n = 594), pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 185), acinetobacter baumannii (n = 192) and burkholderia cepacia (n = 23) using the aga ... | 2013 | 23507415 |
| commensal enterobacteriaceae as reservoirs of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, integrons, and sul genes in portugal. | bacteria colonizing the human intestine have a relevant role in the spread of antimicrobial resistance. we investigated the faecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl)-producing enterobacteriaceae in healthy humans from portugal and analyzed the distribution of sul genes and class 1 and 2 integrons. faecal samples (n = 113) were recovered from healthy persons (north/centre of portugal, 2001-2004) and plated on macconkey agar with and without ceftazidime (1 mg/l) or cefotaxime (1 m ... | 2013 | 23579192 |
| distribution of extended-spectrum β-lactamases, ampc β-lactamases, and carbapenemases among enterobacteriaceae isolates causing intra-abdominal infections in the asia-pacific region: results of the study for monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends (smart). | the increasing trend of β-lactam resistance among enterobacteriaceae is a worldwide threat. enterobacteriaceae isolates causing intra-abdominal infections (iai) from the study for monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends (smart) collected in 2008 and 2009 from the asia-pacific region were investigated. detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (esbls), ampc β-lactamases, and carbapenemases was performed by multiplex pcr. a total of 699 enterobacteriaceae isolates with positive genotypic resu ... | 2013 | 23587958 |
| bioautography-guided isolation of antibacterial compounds of essential oils from thai spices against histamine-producing bacteria. | the outbreak of histamine fish poisoning has been being an issue in food safety and international trade. the growth of contaminated bacterial species including morganella morganii which produce histidine decarboxylase causes histamine formation in fish during storage. histamine, the main toxin, causes mild to severe allergic reaction. at present, there is no well-established solution for histamine fish poisoning. this study was performed to determine the antibacterial activity of essential oils ... | 2013 | 23625419 |
| catfish spine envenomation and bacterial abscess with proteus and morganella: a case report. | abscess formation and cellulitis in the setting of envenomation are rare complications of handling catfish. to the best of our knowledge, isolation of proteus vulgaris has not been previously recorded, and recovery of morganella morganii has been reported in only one prior case from wound cultures in patients injured by catfish stings. we report a case of catfish envenomation characterized by abscess formation and cellulitis, in which wound cultures grew these unusual organisms. | 2013 | 23631594 |
| determination and frying loss of histamine in striped marlin fillets implicated in a foodborne poisoning. | an incident of foodborne poisoning causing illness in 67 victims due to ingestion of fried fish fillets occurred in june 2011, in southern taiwan. of the five suspected fish fillets, one fried sample contained 62.0 mg/100 g and one raw sample contained 89.6 mg/100 g histamine, levels which are greater than the potential hazard action level (50 mg/100 g) in most illness cases. given the allergy-like symptoms of the victims and the high histamine content in the suspected fish samples, this foodbor ... | 2013 | 23643129 |
| antimicrobial activity of schinus lentiscifolius (anacardiaceae). | schinus lentiscifolius marchand (syn. schinus weinmannifolius engl) is a plant native to rio grande do sul (southern brazil) and has been used in brazilian traditional medicine as antiseptic and antimicrobial for the treatment of many different health problems as well as to treat leucorrhea and to assist in ulcer and wound healing. although it is a plant widely used by the population, there are no studies proving this popular use. | 2013 | 23684720 |