| [isolation of "neisseria elongata" and "moraxella urethralis" (author's transl)]. | a strain of neisseria elongata and a strain of moraxella urethralis have been recently isolated from pathological material in the course of a systematic search for rodshaped oxidase positive and gram negative micro-organisms. the morphological, cultural and biochemical characters of these fewly known strains of which pathogenicity is not clearly defined, are reported in the present paper together with some comments. | 1975 | 171989 |
| semiquantitative catalase test as an aid in identification of oxidative and nonsaccharolytic gram-negative bacteria. | a simple and rapid semiquantitative slide catalase test useful for the identification of oxidative and nonsaccharolytic gram-negative bacteria, i.e., "nonfermenters," is described. using the interpretative criterion of time of appearance of oxygen bubbles in 3% hydrogen peroxide, three categories of nonfermenters were established. the rapid catalase producers included achromobacter xylosoxidans and achromobacter species; acinetobacter anitratus and acinetobacter lwoffii; bordetella bronchiseptic ... | 1979 | 393719 |
| genetic transformation assays for identification of strains of moraxella urethralis. | studies of 31 strains of moraxella urethralis have shown that 20 of them are competent for genetic transformation. this finding has led to the development of transformation assays for identification of newly isolated strains of this organism. crude deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) samples from all strains of m. urethralis readily transform auxotrophic mutants of competent strains to prototrophy, whereas dna samples from unrelated bacteria such as acinetobacter, moraxella, and neisseria species unifor ... | 1977 | 845247 |
| cellular monosaccharide patterns of neisseriaceae. | sixty-four strains of neisseria, moraxella, and acinetobacter were screened for cellular monosaccharides by gas-liquid chromatography and other chromatographic techniques. the four sugars ribose, glucose, glucosamine, and 2-keto-3-deoxyoctonate (kdo) were detected in all strains. heptose was detected only in "true neisseriae" (neisseria gonorrhoeae, n. meningitidis, n. sicca, n. cinerea, n. flavescens, and n. elongata) and in the tentaively named species moraxella urethralis. some marked intersp ... | 1976 | 961430 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| recovery of moraxella urethralis from clinical material. | | 1987 | 3440461 |
| characterization and differentiation of 59 strains of moraxella urethralis from clinical specimens. | the biochemical characteristics of 59 strains of moraxella urethralis from clinical specimens, primarily from urine and the female genital tract, were studied. the characteristics included (i) the inability to acidify carbohydrate substrates, (ii) the ability to produce phenylalanine deaminase, (iii) the ability to reduce nitrite, (iv) the lack of urease activity, and (v) the ability of most strains to alkalinize citrate. a means of differentiating m. urethralis from moraxella osloensis and mora ... | 1974 | 4417557 |
| aminopeptidases highly specific for glutamyl residues from neisseria meningitidis and moraxella urethralis. | cell-associated glutamyl aminopeptidase activity was detected in several strains of neisseria meningitidis and moraxella urethralis grown in liquid culture. enzymatic activity was released from washed cells by ultrasonic treatment and monitored fluorometrically by measuring the release of aryl groups from 17 different aminoacyl-beta-naphthylamides. substrates containing a glutamyl moiety were readily hydrolyzed by both n. meningitidis and m. urethralis. glutamyl aminopeptidase activity was parti ... | 1980 | 6792215 |
| evaluation of the minitek system for identification of nonfermentative and nonenteric fermentative gram-negative bacteria. | the minitek identification system (mt) was compared with a conventional testing battery for the characterization of 735 isolates which included 57 species and groups of nonfermentative (nf) and nonenteric fermentative (nef) gram-negative bacteria. the mt correctly identified 585 of 616 nf (94,96%) and 115 of 119 nef (96.65%) bacteria and 700 of 735 strains (95.24%) overall. a total of 31 nf and nef (4.22%) bacteria were misidentified, and no identification was determined for four strains (0.69%) ... | 1980 | 6999019 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [genital infection with oligella urethralis]. | | 2001 | 11433687 |
| [utility of prolonged incubation and terminal subcultures of blood cultures from immunocompromised patients]. | the value of blind terminal subcultures (7 and 30 days) and prolonged incubation (30 days) of blood cultures from immunosuppressed patients was analyzed in the fundación favaloro, the fundación para la lucha contra las enfermedades neurológicas de la infancia and the hospital de niños ricardo gutiérrez. a total of 2707 blood cultures and 369 patients were included (transplantation of solid organs 154, oncohematologic disorders 106 and solid tumors 109). bact-alert bottles were incubated at 35 de ... | 2001 | 11594009 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| the first case report of emphysematous pyelonephritis and bacteremia due to oligella urethralis. | oligella urethralis (o. urethralis) is an organism that rarely causes infections in humans. we report the case of a 90-year-old bedridden woman with progressive dementia who was placed in a long-term-care facility. she was admitted to our hospital due to fever and unconsciousness with pyuria. the abdominal computed tomography showed left pneumatosis and urinary stone. fluoroquinolones-resistant o. urethralis, which was identified by the matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight ... | 2017 | 28238573 |
| [a case of bacteremia which followed a urinary tract infection by oligella urethralis]. | an 82-year-old bedridden man with sequelae from a cerebral infarction was admitted to a welfare institution for the elderly. he developed a high fever and hematuria and was prescribed levofloxacin for the treatment of a suspected urinary tract infection. although his condition improved, the symptoms subsequently recurred; therefore, levofloxacin was again administered. he remained febrile and was admitted to a hospital due to recalcitrant urinary tract infection. immediately after admission, he ... | 2015 | 26552126 |
| bacterial and fungal microflora on the external genitalia of male donkeys (equus asinus). | this study was undertaken to investigate the bacterial and fungal microflora on the external genitalia of a population of healthy male donkeys in the state of michigan, usa. the aim was to identify and determine the frequency of occurrence of these microorganisms using seven different isolation media and standard microbiological procedures. the sites (urethral fossa [fossa glandis], dorsal diverticulum of the urethral sinus, distal urethra, and penile surface) in the distal reproductive tract we ... | 2015 | 25582702 |
| [oligella urethralis]. | | 2012 | 22552519 |