septic arthritis due to oligella urethralis. | | 1992 | 1396736 |
infections caused by moraxella, moraxella urethralis, moraxella-like groups m-5 and m-6, and kingella kingae in the united states, 1953-1980. | from 1953 to 1980 the centers for disease control received 933 isolates of bacteria belonging to species of the genus moraxella, moraxella-like moraxella urethralis, now renamed oligella urethralis, unnamed groups m-5 and m-6, and kingella kingae. ordinarily sterile sites were the source of 233 isolates. moraxella nonliquefaciens, the most common isolate (356 strains), was recovered from upper respiratory or ocular sites in 208 (58%) of the cases. moraxella osloensis was next most common (199 st ... | 1990 | 2359906 |
pneumonia caused by a newly recognized pseudomonad in a child with chronic granulomatous disease. | a pseudomonad was isolated from the pleural fluid and pulmonary decortication tissue of a 5-year-old child with chronic granulomatous disease. although the isolate was phenotypically similar to pseudomonas cepacia, its biochemical profile was more similar to that of pseudomonas pickettii biovar 2. its slow growth rate, ability to hydrolyze urea rapidly, and lateral and polar flagellar pattern were suggestive of oligella ureolytica (formerly cdc group ive). the cellular fatty acid composition was ... | 1990 | 2380349 |
differentiation of some species of neisseriaceae and other bacterial groups by dna-dna hybridization. | dna-dna hybridization using total genomic dna probes may represent a way of differentiating between miscellaneous bacterial species. this was studied with type and reference strains of 20 species in moraxella, kingella, and other selected gram-negative groups. both radioactive and biotin labelling were employed. most of the species examined were easily distinguished, such as moraxella (branhamella) catarrhalis, m.(b.) ovis, m. atlantae, m. phenylpyruvica, m. osloensis, neisseria elongata, n. men ... | 1989 | 2730785 |
cultural and chemical characterization of cdc groups eo-2, m-5, and m-6, moraxella (moraxella) species, oligella urethralis, acinetobacter species, and psychrobacter immobilis. | we determined phenotypic characteristics, cellular fatty acid composition, and isoprenoid quinone content of representative strains of cdc groups eo-2, m-5, and m-6, moraxella (moraxella) species, oligella urethralis, acinetobacter species, and psychrobacter immobilis. all organisms contained ubiquinone with eight isoprene units as the major isoprenolog, but distinct differences were observed in fatty acid composition. twenty-eight of the original collection of cdc group eo-2 strains were furthe ... | 1988 | 3356788 |
oligella urethralis urosepsis. | | 1993 | 8110939 |
neisseria weaveri sp. nov. (formerly cdc group m-5), from dog bite wounds of humans. | the taxonomic relationships of strains belonging to centers for disease control group m-5 were examined. previous studies of rrna cistron similarities placed this organism on the neisseriaceae rrna branch of rrna superfamily iii; the closest neighbors included the genus neisseria and groups ef-4a and ef-4b. the group m-5 strains were characterized by a range of phenotypic tests, and their g + c contents and dna-dna relatedness levels were determined. in addition, a numerical taxonomic analysis o ... | 1993 | 8240951 |
bloodstream infection with oligella ureolytica, candida krusei, and bacteroides species in a patient with aids. | | 1993 | 8399890 |
relatedness of three species of "false neisseriae," neisseria caviae, neisseria cuniculi, and neisseria ovis, by dna-dna hybridizations and fatty acid analysis. | dna-dna hybridization was used to determine the levels of genomic relatedness of the three species of "false neisseriae," neisseria caviae, neisseria cuniculi, and neisseria ovis. the reference strains of these species exhibited high levels of intraspecies relatedness (93 to 100% for n. caviae, 79 to 100% for n. cuniculi, and 68 to 100% for n. ovis) but low levels of interspecific relatedness (less than 34%) to each other and to various species belonging to the beta subclass of the proteobacteri ... | 1993 | 8494736 |
quinolone resistance in oligella urethralis-associated chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis. | oligella urethralis is an organism which is normally isolated as a commensal from the genitourinary tract. we describe the first two reported cases of capd-associated peritonitis caused by this organism. both isolates were found to be resistant to ciprofloxacin, while relatively sensitive to a wide range of antimicrobial drugs. these findings indicate that this organism may be an opportunistic pathogen for capd patients, and that extensive ciprofloxacin usage provides a selection pressure for em ... | 1996 | 8708376 |
microbiologic, radiographic, and anatomic study of the nasolacrimal duct apparatus in the rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus). | this study was motivated by the sporadic observation of epiphora in two male rabbits. the epiphora was unilateral and not associated with conjunctivitis or pasteurella infection. to characterize the cause of epiphora, we studied 15 specific-pathogen-free new zealand white rabbits. this study group was composed of the two affected males, four unaffected males, and nine unaffected females. clinical evaluation consisted of bacterial culture of conjunctival specimens, examination of conjunctival scr ... | 1996 | 9001179 |
a study on the prevalence of gram-negative bacteria in bulk tank milk. | bulk tank milk from 131 dairy herds in eastern south dakota and western minnesota were examined for coliforms and noncoliform bacteria. coliforms were detected in 62.3% of bulk tank milk samples. counts ranged from 0 to 4.7 log10 cfu/ml. the mean count was 3.4 log10 cfu/ml. gram-negative noncoliform bacteria were observed in 76.3% of bulk tank milk. counts ranged from 0 to 6.2 log10 cfu/ml. the mean count was 4.8 log10 cfu/ml. a total of 234 isolates from bulk tank milk were examined to species ... | 1999 | 10629809 |
development of a pcr test for rapid diagnosis of contagious equine metritis. | in order to establish a rapid diagnostic method for contagious equine metritis (cem), we developed and evaluated a polymerase chain reaction (pcr) test. species-specific pcr primer sets were derived from the dna sequence of a cloned dna fragment of taylorella equigenitalis that did not hybridize with the genome of a taxomonically related species, oligella urethralis. single step pcr with primer set p1-n2 and two-step semi-nested pcr with primer sets p1-n2 and p2-n2 detected as low as 100 and 10 ... | 1999 | 10651048 |
oligella ureolytica in blood culture: contaminant or infection? | | 2001 | 11305472 |
[genital infection with oligella urethralis]. | | 2001 | 11433687 |
[urinary infection caused by oligella urethralis]. | | 2001 | 11747779 |
chromosomal integration of a cephalosporinase gene from acinetobacter baumannii into oligella urethralis as a source of acquired resistance to beta-lactams. | clinical oligella urethralis isolate coh-1, which was uncommonly resistant to penicillins and narrow-spectrum cephalosporins, was recovered from a 55-year-old patient with a urinary tract infection. shotgun cloning into escherichia coli and expression experiments gave recombinant clones expressing either an ampc beta-lactamase-type phenotype of resistance or a carbenicillin-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase-type phenotype of resistance. the ampc beta-lactamase identified (aba-1), which had a pi value o ... | 2003 | 12709319 |
advenella incenata gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the alcaligenaceae, isolated from various clinical samples. | a polyphasic taxonomic study of 14 isolates recovered from various human and veterinary clinical samples was performed. phenotypically these isolates shared several characteristics with members of the alcaligenaceae and related genera. random amplified polymorphic dna fingerprinting and whole-cell protein analysis suggested the presence of multiple genomic groups, which was confirmed by dna-dna hybridization experiments. 16s rrna gene sequence analysis indicated that these isolates were related ... | 2005 | 15653883 |
identification of a new allelic variant of the acinetobacter baumannii cephalosporinase, adc-7 beta-lactamase: defining a unique family of class c enzymes. | acinetobacter spp. are emerging as opportunistic hospital pathogens that demonstrate resistance to many classes of antibiotics. in a metropolitan hospital in cleveland, a clinical isolate of acinetobacter baumannii that tested resistant to cefepime and ceftazidime (mic = 32 microg/ml) was identified. herein, we sought to determine the molecular basis for the extended-spectrum-cephalosporin resistance. using analytical isoelectric focusing, a beta-lactamase with a pi of > or = 9.2 was detected. p ... | 2005 | 15980372 |
['in vitro' activity of different antimicrobial agents on gram-negative nonfermentative bacilli, excluding pseudomonas aeruginosa and acinetobacter spp]. | gram-negative nonfermentative bacilli (nfb) are widely spread in the environment. besides of difficulties for identification, they often have a marked multiresistance to antimicrobial agents, including those active against pseudomonas aeruginosa. the objective of this study was to evaluate the 'in vitro' activity of different antimicrobial agents on 177 gram-negative nonfermentative bacilli isolates (excluding pseudomonas aeruginosa and acinetobacter spp.) isolated from clinical specimens. minim ... | 2005 | 15991478 |
a herd level analysis of urinary tract infection in dairy cattle. | cystitis, urethritis and pyelonephritis in cattle most commonly result from ascending urinary tract infection with corynebacterium renale, corynebacterium cystidis, corynebacterium pilosum or escherichia coli. we describe the clinical, bacteriological, clinical-pathological and epidemiological findings in a dairy cattle herd with urinary tract infection (uti). blood and urine samples from 17 calves and 19 cows were submitted to laboratory examinations. depression, muscle wasting, weakness and fr ... | 2006 | 16310382 |
evaluation of pyrrolidonyl arylamidase for the identification of nonfermenting gram-negative rods. | to evaluate the activity of pyrrolidonyl arylamidase (pyr) for the differentiation and identification of nonfermenting gram negative rods (nfgnr), 293 isolates were tested. a 24 h culture of each test organism was prepared. from this a 108-109 cfu/ml suspension was added to 0.25 ml of sterile physiologic solution. a pyr disk was then added and the test was incubated for 30 minutes at 35-37 degrees c, at environmental atmosphere. reading was done by adding 1 drop of cinnamaldehyde reagent. strain ... | 2007 | 16822636 |
the influence of selected antibiotics on aquatic microorganisms. | this paper presents the influence of penicillin, erythromycin, oxytetracycline and streptomycin on aquatic microorganisms isolated from three reservoirs with varied extent of environmental pollution (sulej6w reservoir, zegrze reservoir and vistula river). the experiments were conducted in especially prepared microcosms (aerated 151 aquariums). from among the examined antibiotics streptomycin showed the longest activity in the water environment (27 days), followed by oxytetracycline (22 days). er ... | 2007 | 18254497 |
polyphasic bacterial community analysis of an aerobic activated sludge removing phenols and thiocyanate from coke plant effluent. | biological purification processes are effective tools in the treatment of hazardous wastes such as toxic compounds produced in coal coking. in this study, the microbial community of a lab-scale activated sludge system treating coking effluent was assessed by cultivation-based (strain isolation and identification, biodegradation tests) and culture-independent techniques (sequence-aided t-rflp, taxon-specific pcr). the results of the applied polyphasic approach showed a simple microbial community ... | 2010 | 20093025 |
an antimicrobial investigation of plants used traditionally in southern africa to treat sexually transmitted infections. | eighteen plants were assessed for antimicrobial activity against pathogens associated with prevalent urogenital/sexually transmitted infections. plant selection was based on information obtained from the ethnobotanical literature. | 2010 | 20561928 |
ovarian hydrobursitis in female camels (camelus dromedaries): biochemical, bacterial and protozoal evaluation. | the aim of this study was to evaluate female camels affected with ovarian hydrobursitis (n = 31) for hematological and biochemical findings and for bacterial and protozoal infections. blood samples were obtained and surgical ablation of the affected bursa was performed. bursal fluid, follicular fluid, and serum were subjected to hormonal and biochemical analyses. bursal fluids were cultured and colonies were identified using biomérieux vitek two compact system. passive haemagglutination test was ... | 2010 | 21144565 |