| investigation on the nutritive value and microbiological quality of wild quail carcasses. | quail meats have many advantages and superiority one the other species of poultry. this study was planned to throw plenty of light on gross chemical composition, lipid fractions, fatty acids composition, amino acids composition, of thigh and breast of male and female wild quail meat as well as the microbiological quality. the mean values of moisture, protein, fat, ash and energy contents ranged from 60.1 to 69.2%, 55.0 to 68.8%, 28.8 to 42.1%, 2.40 to 3.63% and 696 to 1000 kj, respectively. seve ... | 2001 | 11253642 |
| in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity and pharmacokinetics of sc-002 and its derivative, sc-004: new oral cephalosporins. | sc-002 is a novel oral cephalosporin possessing a unique thiadiazolylethenyl moiety at the 3 position. in the present study, it was the most active against gram-positive bacteria among oral cephalosporins such as cefdinir (cfdn), cefpodoxime, cefditoren and cefaclor (ccl). it was equal to or 16 times more active than cfdn against standard and clinical strains. in particular, against clinical isolates of morganella morganii and haemophilus influenzae, sc-002 was 8-64 times more active than cfdn. ... | 2001 | 11306784 |
| identification and functional characterization of arylamine n-acetyltransferases in eubacteria: evidence for highly selective acetylation of 5-aminosalicylic acid. | arylamine n-acetyltransferase activity has been described in various bacterial species. bacterial n-acetyltransferases, including those from bacteria of the gut flora, may be involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics, thereby exerting physiopathological effects. we characterized these enzymes further by steady-state kinetics, time-dependent inhibition, and dna hybridization in 40 species, mostly from the human intestinal microflora. we report for the first time n-acetyltransferase activity in 11 ... | 2001 | 11344150 |
| immunohistopathologic demonstration of pleuropneumonia associated with morganella morganii in a piglet. | serofibrinous pleuropneumonia in a piglet was examined microbiologically and immunohistopathologically. large numbers of morganella morganii were isolated from the pneumonic lesion, but no other pathogens were identified. a large amount of m. morganii antigen was demonstrated, and its distribution was closely associated with the histologic lesion. this finding suggests that pleuropneumonia in piglets might be caused by m. morganii. | 2001 | 11355667 |
| [dental sepsis as cause of fever of unknown origin]. | | 2001 | 11387852 |
| multiple myeloma associated with extramedullary plasmacytoma causing nerve root compression: a case report. | multiple myeloma associated with extramedullary plasmacytoma at initial presentation is rare. we describe a 45-year-old female patient with an initial presentation of low back pain and right side l5, s1 radiculopathy. there was no evidence of vertebral involvement but an epidural tumor was found later during neurosurgical intervention. the final diagnosis was immunoglobulin g, kappa multiple myeloma complicated with spinal root compression by an extramedullary plasmacytoma. no osteolytic lesion ... | 2001 | 11393129 |
| bacterial keratitis: a prospective clinical and microbiological study. | to define the clinical and microbiological profile of bacterial keratitis at the jules gonin eye hospital and to test the in vitro bacterial resistance. | 2001 | 11423460 |
| antibacterial effect of protamine in combination with edta and refrigeration. | the antimicrobial effect of protamine (clupeine) on a range of gram-positive and gram-negative foodborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria, was evaluated using an agar dilution assay and a broth dilution assay with alamar blue as growth indicator. protamine was tested alone at concentrations from 0 to 10,000 microg/ml, and in combination with edta (0.9 mm). assays were performed at 5 degrees c, 10 degrees c, 18 degrees c and 30 degrees c to test the effect of temperature. minimum inhibitory concen ... | 2001 | 11428574 |
| comparative in vitro activity of gemifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and ofloxacin in a north american surveillance study. | the in vitro activity of gemifloxacin, a new fluoroquinolone, was compared to three marketed fluoroquinolones; ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and ofloxacin against over 4,000 recent clinical isolates covering 29 species isolated in the united states and canada between 1997-1999. based on mic(90)s, gemifloxacin was the most potent fluoroquinolone tested against a majority of gram-positive isolates: streptococcus pneumoniae, penicillin resistant s. pneumoniae, macrolide resistant s. pneumoniae, cipro ... | 2001 | 11448564 |
| source and identification of histamine-producing bacteria from fresh and temperature-abused albacore. | histamine-producing bacteria were isolated from fresh and temperature-abused albacore using two different isolation procedures. typically, the bacterial isolates on niven's or modified niven's medium produced negligible or low levels of histamine (<300 ppm) in histamine enumeration broth. the most frequently found species using this approach was hafnia alvei. by prescreening on selective media (eosin methylene blue [emb] agar for enteric bacteria; deman rogosa sharpe agar for lactic acid bacteri ... | 2001 | 11456189 |
| necrotizing fasciitis in a newborn infant: a case report. | we report the case of a one-day-old newborn infant, female, birth weight 1900 g, gestational age 36 weeks presenting with necrotizing fasciitis caused by e. coli and morganella morganii. the newborn was allowed to fall into the toilet bowl during a domestic delivery. the initial lesion was observed at 24 hours of life on the left leg at the site of the venipuncture for the administration of hypertonic glucose solution. despite early treatment, a rapid progression occurred resulting in a fatal ou ... | 2001 | 11460206 |
| chemical composition and cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity of calycotome villosa (poiret) link leaves. | the chemical composition of the essential oil and methanol extract of calycotome villosa (poiret) link leaves collected in sardinia (italy) has been studied by analytical and spectroscopic methods. falcarinol and some alcohols, terpenes, furan derivatives, and paraffins have been isolated from the essential oil. thirteen alkaloids and falcarinol have been identified in the chloroform fraction of the basic methanol extract. six flavonoids and four anthraquinones have been isolated in the chlorofo ... | 2001 | 11482772 |
| fatal septicemia and meningitis due to morganella morganii in a patient with hodgkin's disease. | a unique case of spontaneous morganella morganii meningitis in a patient with stage iv hodgkin's disease, following hematogenous spread from the urinary tract, is described. late initiation of appropriate antibiotic treatment was probably responsible for the fatal outcome. this case illustrates the pathogenic potential of m. morganii in immunocompromised hosts. | 2001 | 11515771 |
| gram-negative bacterial toe web infection: a survey of 123 cases from the district of cagliari, italy. | foot intertrigo is mostly caused by dermatophytes and yeasts, less frequently by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. nevertheless, the importance of polymicrobial infections and especially colonizations of pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause therapy problems in relation to antibiotic resistance and the risk of potentially lethal complications. | 2001 | 11568743 |
| antibiotic treatment to prevent urinary tract infections after urodynamic evaluation. | the aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of cotrimoxazole administration after urodynamic testing to prevent urinary tract infections. in a single-blind prospective randomized study 94 women who attended for urodynamic evaluation were included. after multichannel urodynamic testing, including two catheterizations, the women received a single dose of cotrimoxazole or placebo. a clean-catch urine specimen was tested for infection after 1 week. seventy women returned a urine specimen afte ... | 2001 | 11569654 |
| identification of bacteria crucial to histamine accumulation in pacific mackerel during storage. | bacterial growth and histamine formation in pacific mackerel during storage at 0, 4, 15, and 25 degrees c were monitored. to identify bacterial species contributing to histamine formation, several groups of bacteria were isolated by using selective media under temperatures corresponding to the various storage conditions. initially, low counts of bacteria were found in the gill, skin, and intestine of fresh fish, and only weak histamine formers were found in the gill. histamine was found in the m ... | 2001 | 11601705 |
| coordination chemistry of the carboxylate type siderophore rhizoferrin: the iron(iii) complex and its metal analogs. | rhizoferrin is a member of a new class of siderophores (microbial iron transport compounds) based on carboxylate and hydroxy donor groups rather than the commonly encountered hydroxamates and catecholates. we have studied the coordination chemistry of rhizoferrin (rf), as a representative of this group, with fe(3+), rh(3+), cr(3+), al(3+), ga(3+), vo(2+), and cu(2+). the metal complexes have been studied by uv-vis, cd, nmr, and epr spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. the formation constants fo ... | 1996 | 11666790 |
| antibacterial effect of human v gamma 2v delta 2 t cells in vivo. | v gamma 2v delta 2 cells, a class of t cells found only in primates, are reactive to nonpeptide organophosphate and alkylamine antigens secreted by bacteria and parasites. these cells make up 2-5% percent of human peripheral blood t cells but expand to make up 8-60% of peripheral blood t cells during bacterial and parasitic infections. we show here, using a chimeric severe combined immunodeficiency (scid) mouse (hu-scid) model, that human v gamma 2v delta 2 t cells mediate resistance to extracel ... | 2001 | 11696580 |
| human v gamma 2v delta 2 t cells produce ifn-gamma and tnf-alpha with an on/off/on cycling pattern in response to live bacterial products. | whereas cytokine production in alphabeta t cells is rapidly regulated by exposure to peptide ag, the mechanisms regulating cytokine production by gammadelta t cells are unknown. in this study, we demonstrate that human vgamma2vdelta2 t cells produce ifn-gamma and tnf-alpha as early as 2 h after ag exposure, and that they produce these cytokines in a dose- and time- dependent manner in response to stimulation with a live bacterial product, iso-butylamine (iba), but not to dead bacteria or lps. ga ... | 2001 | 11714780 |
| clinical picture: bacterial translocation in neutropenic sepsis. | | 2001 | 11741622 |
| growth and histamine formation of morganella morganii in determining the safety and quality of inoculated and uninoculated bluefish (pomatomus saltatrix). | the objective of this study was to determine the effect of normal microflora and morganella morganii on histamine formation and olfactory acceptability in raw bluefish under controlled storage conditions. fillets inoculated with and without m. morganii were stored at 5, 10, and 15 degrees c for 7 days. microbial isolates from surface swabs were identified and screened for histidine decarboxylase activity. olfactory acceptance was performed by an informal sensory panel. histamine levels were quan ... | 2001 | 11770632 |
| identification and characterization of pvua, a gene encoding the ferric vibrioferrin receptor protein in vibrio parahaemolyticus. | we previously reported that vibrio parahaemolyticus expresses two outer membrane proteins of 78 and 83 kda concomitant with production of siderophore vibrioferrin in response to iron starvation stress and that these proteins are the ferric vibrioferrin receptor and heme receptor, respectively (s. yamamoto, t. akiyama, n. okujo, s. matsuura, and s. shinoda, microbiol. immunol. 39:759-766, 1995; s. yamamoto, y. hara, k. tomochika, and s. shinoda, fems microbiol. lett. 128:195-200, 1995). in this s ... | 2002 | 11807053 |
| morganelliasis pneumonia in a captive jaguar. | suppurative bronchopneumonia was discovered in a 6-yr-old male jaguar (panthera onca onca) that died after a 1 wk history of anorexia, depression, and respiratory difficulty. morganella morganii was isolated as a pure culture from the lung, spleen, and heart blood. this is the first record of m. morganii induced pneumonia in a jaguar. | 2002 | 11838216 |
| primary low-grade malt lymphoma of the gallbladder. | we report a case of primary low-grade b-cell lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (low-grade malt lymphoma) in the gallbladder. a 58-year-old woman suspected of gallbladder carcinoma underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. microscopic examination of the gallbladder demonstrated lymphoid cell infiltration forming lymphoid follicles with hyperplastic secondary follicles. the surrounding monocytoid b cells and centrocyte-like cells selectively infiltrated the crypt epithelium forming l ... | 2001 | 11844071 |
| [etiological factors of urinary tract infections in children]. | etiological factors of urinary tract infection in children have been studied. the escherichia coli, klebsiella sp., enterococcus sp. and enterobacter sp. were the most often isolated bacteria from infant and baby urine. in this age group of patients uromycoses were also affirmed. from the urine of older children (1-18 years old) mainly escherichia coli, enterococcus sp., proteus sp. and morganella morganii have been raised. uropathogens' occurrence was analysed by a statistical method in the rel ... | 2001 | 11852813 |
| high frequency of antibiotic resistance among gram-negative isolates in intensive care units at 10 swedish hospitals. | objective: to investigate the resistance rates among gram-negative isolates in swedish intensive care units (icus). methods: during 1994-95, members of the swedish study group collected, on clinical indication, 502 consecutive initial isolates of gram-negative bacteria from patients admitted to icus at 10 swedish hospitals and performed minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) determinations with the etest. breakpoints were defined according to the criteria of the swedish reference group for antib ... | 1997 | 11864106 |
| modification of niven's medium for the enumeration of histamine-forming bacteria and discussion of the parameters associated with its use. | the objective of this study was to improve niven's medium (nm) for the optimized enumeration of histamine-forming bacteria (hfb). the parameters modified related to solidification of the agar at low ph values (ph 5.3 to 5.8), incubation time (24, 48, and 72 h) and temperature (30 and 37 degrees c), number of colonies developed on the plate to allow enumeration of hfb, and color differentiation. strains of hfb, morganella morganii, klebsiella pneumoniae, and hafnia alvei were examined for their a ... | 2002 | 11899055 |
| men 10700, a new penem antibiotic: in vitro antibacterial activity on clinical isolates. | men 10700 is a new broad-spectrum penem, currently in preclinical development. in the present study, the activity of men 10700 was compared to that of imipenem, meropenem, cefotaxime, ampicillin/sulbactam, amikacin and ciprofloxacin against 619 gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains, and to that of imipenem, meropenem, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefepime and ampicillin/sulbactam against 38 strains of ciprofloxacin-resistant escherichia coli, and against 19 extended-spectrum ... | 2002 | 11901251 |
| evolution of the gyrb gene and the molecular phylogeny of enterobacteriaceae: a model molecule for molecular systematic studies. | phylogenetic trees showing the evolutionary relatedness of enterobacteriaceae based upon gyrb and 16s rrna genes were compared. congruence among trees of these molecules indicates that the genomes of these species are not completely mosaic and that molecular systematic studies can be carried out. phylogenetic trees based on gyrb sequences appeared to be more reliable at determining relationships among serratia species than trees based on 16s rrna gene sequences. gyrb sequences from serratia spec ... | 2002 | 11931166 |
| the m603 idiotype is lost in the response to phosphocholine in terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-deficient mice. | the majority of anti-phosphocholine (pc) antibodies induced by the pc epitope in proteus morganii (pm) express the m603 idiotype (id), which is characterized by an invariant asp to asn substitution at the v(h):d(h) junction. to elucidate the molecular basis by which m603-like b cells acquire the mutations resulting in this invariant substitution, we analyzed the immune response to pc-pm in terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (tdt) gene knockout (ko) mice. in the absence of tdt, t15-id antibodi ... | 2002 | 11932921 |
| [morganella morgagnii septic arthritis]. | | 2002 | 11940403 |
| [post-marketing surveillance of antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates--ii. gram-negative bacteria]. | as a post-marketing surveillance, the in vitro antibacterial activities of cefozopran (czop), an agent of cephems, against various clinical isolates were yearly evaluated and compared with those of other cephems, oxacephems, penicillins, monobactams, and carbapenems. changes in czop susceptibility for the bacteria were also evaluated with the bacterial resistance ratio calculated with the breakpoint mic. twenty-five species (3,362 strains) of gram-negative bacteria were isolated from the clinica ... | 2002 | 11977920 |
| monoassociation of scid mice with helicobacter muridarum, but not four other enterics, provokes ibd upon receipt of t cells. | recently, a number of animal models for different aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) have been developed. the aim of this study was to use one of these to determine whether particular, ostensibly innocuous, intestinal bacteria could provoke or exacerbate ibd. | 2002 | 11984521 |
| ceftriaxone activity against gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens isolated in us clinical microbiology laboratories from 1996 to 2000: results from the surveillance network (tsn) database-usa. | ceftriaxone was introduced into clinical practice in the usa in 1985 and was the first extended-spectrum (third-generation) cephalosporin approved for once-daily treatment of patients with gram-positive or gram-negative infections. review of ceftriaxone activity is important given its continued use since the mid-1980s and reports of emerging resistance among all antimicrobial agent classes. we reviewed the activity of ceftriaxone and relevant comparative agents against five gram-positive and 11 ... | 2002 | 12007850 |
| antibacterial activities and characterization of novel inhibitors of lpxc. | lipid a is the hydrophobic anchor of lipopolysaccharide (lps) and forms the major lipid component of the outer monolayer of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria. lipid a is required for bacterial growth and virulence, and inhibition of its biosynthesis is lethal to bacteria. udp-3-o-(r-3-hydroxymyristoyl)-n-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (lpxc) is a metalloenzyme that catalyzes the second step in the biosynthesis of lipid a. inhibitors of lpxc have previously been shown to have antibiotic ... | 2002 | 12019092 |
| development of a sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting and quantifying cmy-2 and shv beta-lactamases. | polyclonal rabbit antibodies against shv-1 and cmy-2 beta-lactamases were produced and characterized, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (elisas) were developed. immunoblots revealed that the anti-shv-1 antibody recognized shv-1 but did not recognize tem-1, k-1, oxa-1, or any ampc beta-lactamase tested. the anti-cmy-2 antibody detected escherichia coli cmy-2, enterobacter cloacae p99, klebsiella pneumoniae act-1, and the ampc beta-lactamases of enterobacter aerogenes, morganella morganii, an ... | 2002 | 12037047 |
| new synthetic catecholate-type siderophores with triamine backbone. | new analogues of triscatecholate siderophores based on linear or tripodal triamines with or without spacer groups or lipophilic and hydrophilic substituents were synthesized. the catecholate moieties were prepared in oh-forms, as acetylated compounds or masked as 8-methoxycarbonyloxy-2,4-dioxo-1,3-benzoxazine derivatives. some of the new compounds were active as siderophores tested by growth promotion assays using various gram-negative bacteria and mycobacteria under iron limitation and by cas-a ... | 2002 | 12046921 |
| [yearly changes in antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates between 1996 and 2000--ii. gram-negative bacteria]. | the in vitro antibacterial activities of cefozopran (czop), an agent of cephems, against various clinical isolates obtained between 1996 and 2000 were yearly evaluated and compared with those of other cephems, oxacephems, and carbapenems. thirty-two species 2,697 strains of gram-negative bacteria were isolated from the clinical materials annually collected from january to december, and consisted of moraxella subgenus branhamella catarrhalis (n = 125), escherichia coli (n = 250), citrobacter freu ... | 2002 | 12071094 |
| emerging fluoroquinolone-resistance for common clinically important gram-negative bacteria in taiwan. | the in vitro antimicrobial activity of the three most commonly used fluoroquinolones (norfloxacin, ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin) was measured for 2235 isolates of seven common pathogenic gram-negative bacteria. collected from a major teaching hospital in taiwan during the years 1985-86, 1989-90, and 1996-97, the samples were evaluated using the agar dilution method. the overall susceptibility to fluoroquinolones has decreased rapidly after the wide use of these antimicrobial agents. isolates of e ... | 2002 | 12088622 |
| early-onset neonatal sepsis caused by vertical transmission of morganella morganii. | the onset of morganella morganii infection within the first 72 h after birth has only been reported on 1 occasion. the authors describe a second case in which m. morganii was cultured from both the neonate's blood and the mother's lochia. the infant was successfully treated with cefotaxime and gentamicin. | 2002 | 12195880 |
| antimicrobial resistance of bacterial organisms isolated from rats. | to determine if antimicrobial resistance occurs in various bacterial species isolated from rats. | 2001 | 12199446 |
| enhancement of nucleoside phosphorylation activity in an acid phosphatase. | escherichia blattae non-specific acid phosphatase (eb-nsap) possesses a pyrophosphate-nucleoside phosphotransferase activity, which is c-5'-position selective. current mutational and structural data were used to generate a mutant eb-nsap for a potential industrial application as an effective and economical protein catalyst in synthesizing nucleotides from nucleosides. first, gly74 and ile153 were replaced by asp and thr, respectively, since the corresponding replacements in the homologous enzyme ... | 2002 | 12200535 |
| morganella morganii causing solitary liver abscess complicated by pyopericardium and left pleural effusion in a nondiabetic patient. | morganella morganii is a rare cause of solitary liver abscess in taiwan. the complication of pyopericardium and pleural effusion in nondiabetic patient with solitary liver abscess are also rare. we present a case of a 48-year-old nondiabetic woman who experienced with epigastric discomfort 1 month prior to admission. chills and fever developed 2 weeks before admission. physical examination on admission revealed engorgement of the jugular vein over the right neck, precordial friction rubs, and te ... | 2002 | 12380794 |
| liver abscess metastasizing to prostate and lung. | | 2002 | 12411623 |
| structural investigation of the o-specific polysaccharides of morganella morganii consisting of two higher sugars. | the lipopolysaccharide of the bacterium morganella morganii (strain kf 1676, rk 4222) yielded two polysaccharides, ps1 and ps2, when subjected to mild acid degradation followed by gpc. the polysaccharides were studied by 1h and 13c nmr spectroscopy, including two-dimensional cosy, tocsy, noesy, 1h,(13)c hmqc, and hmbc experiments. each polysaccharide was found to contain a disaccharide repeating unit consisting of two higher sugars, 5-acetamidino-7-acetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-d-galact ... | 2002 | 12423973 |
| brain abscess caused by aerobic gram-negative bacilli: clinical features and therapeutic outcomes. | thirty-three patients (24 males and nine females) with brain abscesses resulting from infection by aerobic gram-negative bacilli were identified at kaohsiung chang gung memorial hospital over a period of 14 years. of these, 23 cases developed spontaneously, with the remaining ten postneurosurgery. the organisms most frequently involved were klebsiella (k.) pneumoniae, pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coli and proteus species and included some rare pathogens, such as salmonella and enterobacte ... | 2002 | 12445926 |
| evaluation of a novel automated chemiluminescent assay system for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. | the newly developed rapid lumi eiken/is60 (rl/is60) system automatically determines mics by detecting chemiluminescence produced in the reaction of a chemiluminescent probe and oxygen metabolites from living microorganisms. the present study evaluated this system for accuracy in antimicrobial susceptibility testing. chemiluminescence intensities after 4 h of cultivation of clinically important strains were plotted against various concentrations of antimicrobial agents, which resulted in curves r ... | 2003 | 12517861 |
| [antibacterial activity of cefpodoxime against clinical isolates in 2000 and 2001]. | as the post-marketing surveillance of cefpodoxime proxetil (banan), mics of cefpodoxime (cpdx, an active form of banan) against 1090 clinical isolates of 22 species from 15 medical institutions all over japan from june 2000 to march 2001 were measured using the broth microdilution method approved by the japanese society of chemotherapy and compared with those of oral cephem antibacterials, cefaclor, cefdinir, cefditoren, and cefcapene. in this study, remarkable change in the activity of cpdx was ... | 2002 | 12621736 |
| [morganella morganii endophthalmitis after vitrectomy: case report and review of the literature]. | postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis are caused in 80 % of the cases by the patient's own flora. most of the time, bacterial agents are gram-positive ((2/3) of cases) and more rarely gram-negative ((1/3) of cases). usually, pseudomonas sp, proteus sp or klebsiella sp are isolated, but very rarely morganella morganii. | 2003 | 12664382 |
| characterization of clinical isolates of enterobacteriaceae from italy by the bd phoenix extended-spectrum beta-lactamase detection method. | production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (esbls) is an important mechanism of beta-lactam resistance in enterobacteriaceae: identification of esbls based on phenotypic tests is the strategy most commonly used in clinical microbiology laboratories. the phoenix esbl test (bd diagnostic systems, sparks, md.) is a recently developed automated system for detection of esbl-producing gram-negative bacteria. an algorithm based on phenotypic responses to a panel of cephalosporins (ceftazidime plus ... | 2003 | 12682131 |
| bacteraemia due to tribe proteeae: a review of 132 cases during a decade (1991-2000). | to characterize the clinical features of bacteraemia due to tribe proteeae, 132 cases among 130 patients from 1991 to 2000 were analysed. the organisms included the proteus species in 63 cases (p. mirabilis in 41, p. penneri in 2 and p. vulgaris in 20), the providencia species in 8 (p. rettgeri in 3 and p. stuartii 5) and morganella morganii in 61. morganella bacteraemia occurred more frequently in the hospital (70.5%). biliary and hepatic diseases were predominant in cases with morganella bacte ... | 2003 | 12693558 |
| b1 cells contribute to serum igm, but not to intestinal iga, production in gnotobiotic ig allotype chimeric mice. | b1 cells are a significant source of natural serum igm, thereby serving as a first line of defense against systemic bacterial and viral infections. they can migrate to the intestinal lamina propria and differentiate into iga-producing plasma cells and thus might play a similar role in mucosal immunity. to investigate the contribution of b1 cells to the intestinal iga response induced by the commensal flora in immunocompetent animals, we generated gnotobiotic and conventionally reared ig allotype ... | 2003 | 12707334 |
| postoperative morganella morganii endophthalmitis associated with subclinical urinary tract infection. | we report a case of morganella morganii acute endophthalmitis following clear corneal phacoemulsification cataract surgery in which a coincident asymptomatic chronic urinary tract infection was detected postoperatively. morganella morganii is a gram-negative bacillus that inhabits the gastrointestinal tract and is part of the normal fecal flora. it is an opportunistic pathogen usually encountered in postoperative and nosocomial settings, causing urinary tract and wound infections. chronic urinar ... | 2003 | 12781291 |
| morganella morganii-associated arthritis in a diabetic patient. | | 2003 | 12843120 |
| antibacterial activity of lactose-binding lectins from bufo arenarum skin. | amphibians respond to microbial infection through cellular and humoral defense mechanisms such as antimicrobial protein secretion. most humoral defense proteins are synthetized in the skin. in this study we isolated two beta-galactoside-binding lectins with molecular weights of 50 and 56 kda from the skin of bufo arenarum. these lectins have significant hemagglutination activity against trypsinized rabbit erythrocytes, which was inhibited by galactose-containing saccharides. they are water-solub ... | 2003 | 12847913 |
| detection of morganella morganii, a prolific histamine former, by the polymerase chain reaction assay with 16s rdna-targeted primers. | a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assay for the rapid and sensitive detection of the most prolific histamine former, morganella morganii, was developed. 16s rdna targeted pcr primers were designed, and the primer specificity and sensitivity of the pcr assay were evaluated. the 16s rdna sequence (1,503 bp) for m. morganii showed 95% identity to those for enteric bacteria, i.e., enterobacter spp., klebsiella spp., citrobacter spp., hafnia alvei, proteus spp., and providencia spp. the unique primer ... | 2003 | 12929824 |
| plasmid-mediated extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing strains of enterobacteriaceae isolated from diabetes foot infections in a brazilian diabetic center. | we bacteriologically analyzed 156 species of enterobacteriaceae, isolated from 138 patients with community-acquired diabetic foot ulcers, in a prospective study made at a diabetic center and at the federal university of ceará, brazil, from march, 2000, to november, 2001. the samples were cultured using selective media, and identification, susceptibility tests and detection of plasmid-mediated-extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (esbl) producing strains were made with conventional and automated meth ... | 2003 | 12959684 |
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| the synthesis of acetolactate in proteus morganii extracts. | | 1956 | 13373864 |
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| the effect of proteus morganii endotoxin on radiation mortality in mice. | | 1960 | 13681815 |
| "triauxie" of proteus morganii in amino acids supplemented medium and its enzymatic interpretation. i. | | 1959 | 13803319 |
| [study of the "feedback control" of the synthesis of enzymes by amino acids during the growth of proteus morganii]. | | 1960 | 13803320 |
| [lysogeneity and sensitivity to colicine h of proteus morgani]. | | 1960 | 13842163 |
| inducible penicillinase in proteus morgani. | | 1963 | 14069510 |
| host-range of proteus morganii bacteriophages. | | 1963 | 14071213 |
| [studies on the etiology of gastroenterocolitis in early infancy and childhood. iv. study on the role of proteus morganii strains]. | | 1963 | 14162285 |
| acetolactate metabolism and the presence of a dihydroxy acid dehydratase in micro-organisms. | 1. the growth characteristics of nine micro-organisms on complex broth and defined media, usually with a single nitrogen source (other than vitamins), were examined as a necessary step before growth of cells for enzyme assays. six of these bacteria gave a positive colour test with a creatine-potassium hydroxide reagent, indicating the presence of acetoin, which other investigators have shown is formed via the intermediate, alpha-acetolactate. 2. cell-free extracts of exponential-phase cells of b ... | 1965 | 14348203 |
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| the biochemical and serological properties of proteus morganii. | | 1959 | 14436512 |
| proteus morgani as an etiological agent in meningitis. case report. | | 1961 | 14452544 |
| in vitro susceptibilities of gram-negative bacteria isolated from hospitalized patients in four european countries, canada, and the united states in 2000-2001 to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins and comparator antimicrobials: implications for therapy. | access to current antimicrobial agent surveillance data is an important prerequisite for the optimal management of patients with hospital-acquired infections. the present study used data collected in 2000 to 2001 from 670 laboratories in europe (france, germany, italy, and spain), canada, and the united states to report on the in vitro activities of ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, and comparative agents against >125,000 isolates of gram-negative bacteria from hospitalized patients. all but two isolates ... | 2003 | 14506014 |
| [yearly changes in antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates between 1996 and 2001--ii. gram-negative bacteria]. | the in vitro antibacterial activities of cefozopran (czop), an agent of cephems, against various clinical isolates obtained between 1996 and 2001 were yearly evaluated and compared with those of other cephems, oxacephems and carbapenems. a total of 3,245 strains in 32 species of gram-negative bacteria were isolated from the clinical materials annually collected from january to december, and consisted of moraxella subgenus branhamella catarrhalis, escherichia coli, citrobacter freundii, citrobact ... | 2003 | 14567255 |
| indole can act as an extracellular signal to regulate biofilm formation of escherichia coli and other indole-producing bacteria. | we demonstrated previously that genetic inactivation of tryptophanase is responsible for a dramatic decrease in biofilm formation in the laboratory strain escherichia coli s17-1. in the present study, we tested whether the biochemical inhibition of tryptophanase, with the competitive inhibitor oxindolyl-l-alanine, could affect polystyrene colonization by e. coli and other indole-producing bacteria. oxindolyl-l-alanine inhibits, in a dose-dependent manner, indole production and biofilm formation ... | 2003 | 14569285 |
| extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae in community and private health care centers. | in 1999, 39 of 2,599 isolates of the family enterobacteriaceae (1.5%) collected by eight private laboratories in the aquitaine region in france produced an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl). among these were 19 enterobacter aerogenes isolates; 8 klebsiella pneumoniae isolates; 6 escherichia coli isolates; 3 proteus mirabilis isolates; and 1 isolate each of serratia marcescens, morganella morganii, and providencia stuartii. esbl producers were isolated from 38 patients, including 33 residen ... | 2003 | 14576109 |
| c-reactive protein and antibacterial activity in blood plasma of colostrum-fed calves and the effect of lactulose. | several milk proteins are very important for immunological defense and can be absorbed in the intestine of calves in the first hours after birth. the influence of colostrum intake and the effect of additional lactulose application on the concentration of c-reactive protein (crp) in blood were investigated. the crp is known as a mediator of innate immunity. results were compared to the bovine acute phase protein haptoglobin, and to lactalbumin, lactoferrin, and immunoglobulins in plasma from calv ... | 2003 | 14594250 |
| endoscopic treatment in a patient with obstructive jaundice caused by pancreatic pseudocyst. | we report a case of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis with obstructive jaundice due to compression of the common bile duct by pancreatic pseudocyst. ultrasonography and computed tomographic scan on admission demonstrated an 8 cm cystic lesion located at the head of the pancreas. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp) revealed a segment of narrowing at the distal common bile duct which was compressed by the pancreatic pseudocyst. communication between the cyst and pancreatic duct was ... | 2003 | 14649681 |
| two cases of systemic candida glabrata infection following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. | presented here are two cases of systemic candida glabrata infection diagnosed in two expectant mothers and their fetuses at 34 and 22 weeks' gestation. the underlying risk factors in case 1 were in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, recurrent yeast vaginitis and two intravenous injections of betamethasone. the risk factors in case 2 were in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, recurrent yeast vaginitis, antibiotics for treatment of a urinary tract infection due to morganella morganii a ... | 2004 | 14652784 |
| [post-marketing surveillance of antibacterial activities of cefozopran against various clinical isolates--ii. gram-negative bacteria]. | as a post-marketing surveillance, the in vitro antibacterial activities of cefozopran (czop), an agent of cephems, against various clinical isolates were yearly evaluated and compared with those of other cephems, oxacephems, carbapenems, monobactams, and penicillins. changes in czop susceptibility among bacteria were also evaluated with the bacterial resistance ratio calculated from the breakpoint mic. twenty-five species (4,154 strains) of gram-negative bacteria were isolated from the clinical ... | 2003 | 14692381 |
| [morganella morganii and early-onset neonatal infection]. | morganella morganii is an opportunistic gram-negative bacterium, resistant to ampicillin, and scarcely involved in early-onset neonatal sepsis. case report: after a premature rupture of the membranes, a pregnant patient received prophylactic amoxicillin per os. she developed chorioamnionitis. her infant was diagnosed with early-onset sepsis. maternal and baby's blood cultures grew m. morganii. both the mother and the infant were successfully treated with a third-generation cephalosporin and an a ... | 2004 | 14700759 |
| [impact of secondary pancreatic infection on the prognosis of patients with severe acute pancreatitis: an analysis of 60 cases]. | to investigate the impact of secondary pancreatic infection (spi) on the prognosis of patients with severe acute pancreatitis (sap). | 2004 | 14706191 |
| putrescine, cadaverine, and indole production by bacteria isolated from wild and aquacultured penaeid shrimp stored at 0, 12, 24, and 36 degrees c. | putrescine, cadaverine, and indole production capabilities of bacteria isolated from wild domestic and aquacultured ni-caraguan penaeid shrimp in progressive decomposition states were evaluated. the numbers and types of microorganisms responsible for the production of putrescine, cadaverine, and indole in wild and aquacultured shrimp increased with increasing decomposition temperature and time. throughout the storage experiments, mean aerobic plate counts (log/g) ranged from 4.5 to 9.7 and 4.5 t ... | 2004 | 14717362 |
| enterococcus casseliflavus bacteremia. case report and literature review. | motile enterococci are rare causes of enterococcal bacteremia, usually in immunocompromised patients. we describe a case of polymicrobial bacteremia, including enterococcus casseliflavus, escherichia coli, and morganella morganii, in an 80-year old woman, shortly after a liver biopsy performed to exclude cholangiocarcinoma. we further discuss the unique genetic characteristics and the clinical significance of such isolates, such as their intrinsic resistance to vancomycin, and the low virulence ... | 2004 | 14720498 |
| a prospective study of canine infective endocarditis in northern california (1999-2001): emergence of bartonella as a prevalent etiologic agent. | a prospective study was performed (june 1999 to may 2001) to determine the incidence of infective endocarditis (ie) due to bartonella in dogs in northern california and to compare these patients with other dogs with ie. ie was diagnosed antemortem based on clinical signs and echocardiography in 18 dogs. the etiologic agent was bartonella sp. in 5 dogs (28%) and was diagnosed by high seroreactivity to bartonella (titer > 1:512; range, 1:1,024-1:4,096); and confirmed postmortem by positive polymer ... | 2004 | 14765733 |
| the metabolism of cystine and cysteine by proteus vulgaris and proteus morganii. | | 1950 | 14794627 |
| [proteus in the etiology of food poisoning; case report of an attack due to proteus morganii]. | | 1951 | 14882187 |
| function of pyridoxal phosphate in desulfhydrase systems of proteus morganii. | | 1951 | 14917685 |
| isolation and characterization of integron-containing bacteria without antibiotic selection. | the emergence of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic and commensal bacteria has become a serious problem worldwide. the use and overuse of antibiotics in a number of settings are contributing to the development of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. the class 1 and 2 integrase genes (inti1 and inti2, respectively) were identified in mixed bacterial cultures enriched from bovine feces by growth in buffered peptone water (bpw) followed by integrase-specific pcr. integrase-positive bacterial co ... | 2004 | 14982773 |
| [surveillance of susceptibility of clinical isolates to cefmetazole between 2000 and 2002]. | the antibacterial activity of cefmetazole (cmz) against clinical isolates from 15 medical institutions all over japan was evaluated yearly for two years from june 2000 to march 2002 and compared with that of other parenteral beta-lactams, cefazolin (cez), cefotiam (ctm), sulbactam/cefoperazone (sbt/cpz), and flomoxef (fmox). in the first surveillance from june 2000 to march 2001, 575 isolates of 13 species were tested, and 548 isolates of the same 13 species were tested in the second surveillanc ... | 2003 | 15007873 |
| analysis of ampc beta-lactamase expression and sequence in biochemically atypical ceftazidime-resistant enterobacteriaceae from paediatric patients. | to analyse the variation of ampc beta-lactamase gene sequence and expression in biochemically atypical enterobacteriaceae isolates, and to identify them definitively. | 2004 | 15014062 |
| [nosocomial infections in a general surgical ward]. | according to the national nosocomial infection surveillance system we analysed the post-surgical nosocomial infections in a surgery ward of perugia university. between may 2000 and april 2001, 677 patients were enrolled mean age 51.5 years: 355 (52%) male, 462 (68%) asa score 1, "clean" surgery in 355 cases (52%), cephazolin prophylaxis in 256 (38%); 11 (2%) patients deceased perioperatively. a total of 37 nosocomial infections, in 33 patients, were detected: 18 pneumonia (48.6%), 10 surgical si ... | 2004 | 15032335 |
| photobacterium phosphoreum caused a histamine fish poisoning incident. | an incident of histamine fish poisoning (hfp) occurred due to the consumption of iwashi maruboshi (dried sardine) in osaka, japan in march 2002. a histamine-producing bacterial strain, ys4-7, was isolated from iwashi maruboshi that contained 1700 mg of histamine per kilogram. this strain was identified as photobacterium phosphoreum by biochemical examinations and partial sequencing of 16s rdna. p. phosphoreum ys4-7 showed greater capability as a histamine producer at 4 and 12 degrees c than morg ... | 2004 | 15033270 |
| comparative activities of doripenem versus isolates, mutants, and transconjugants of enterobacteriaceae and acinetobacter spp. with characterized beta-lactamases. | doripenem (s-4661), a new parenteral carbapenem, was tested against over 250 clinical isolates, mutants, and transconjugants of enterobacteriaceae and acinetobacter spp., selected or derived for their beta-lactamase expression characteristics. imipenem, meropenem, and ertapenem were tested as comparators, along with cephalosporins and piperacillin-tazobactam, by using national committee for clinical laboratory standards agar dilution methodology. doripenem mics were from 0.03 to 0.25 microg/ml f ... | 2004 | 15047535 |
| detection of pathogenic bacteria in skin lesions of patients with chiclero's ulcer. reluctant response to antimonial treatment. | we investigated the bacterial flora present in skin lesions of patients with chiclero's ulcer from the yucatan peninsula of mexico using conventional culture methods (11 patients), and an immunocolorimetric detection of pathogenic streptococcus pyogenes (15 patients). prevalence of bacteria isolated by culture methods was 90.9% (10/11). we cultured, from chiclero's ulcers (60%), pathogenic bacterial such as staphylococcus aureus (20%), s. pyogenes (1.6%), pseudomonas aeruginosa (1.6%), morganell ... | 2004 | 15049096 |
| bilateral endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis: a report of four cases. | to present and discuss four cases of bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis. | 2004 | 15115453 |
| [antibacterial activity of essential oils on microorganisms isolated from urinary tract infection]. | the antibacterial activity of essential oils extracted from medicinal plants (ocimum gratissimum, l., cybopogum citratus (dc) stapf., and salvia officinalis, l.) was assessed on bacterial strains derived from 100 urine samples. samples were taken from subjects diagnosed with urinary tract infection living in the community. microorganisms were plated on müller hinton agar. plant extracts were applied using a steers replicator and petri dishes were incubated at 37 degrees c for 24 hours. salvia of ... | 2004 | 15122392 |