BACKGROUND Proteus syndrome is a rare developmental disorder of unknown aetiology. It is a disorder characterized by postnatal overgrowth affecting multiple tissues. Proteus syndrome is most frequently manifested in skeletal changes. As manifestations of Proteus syndrome are highly variable, and many are found in other overgrowth syndromes, and due to inconsistent application of diagnostic crit...

In México, zero tolerance regulation is practiced regarding Salmonella in food products, the presence of which is verified by the procedure described in NOM 114-SSA-1994. During the period between August 2002 and March 2003, 245 food samples were tested using this procedure in the Central Laboratories of the Department of Health for the State of Jalisco (CEESLAB). Of these 245 samples, 35 showe...

background :    proteus spp. belongs to the family of enterobacteriaceae . these bacteria are gram-negative and motile microorganisms and known as the third most common causes of urinary tract infections. the aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of some secondary metabolites from probiotic strains of lactobacillus spp. on swarming and growth of proteus mirabilis and p. vulgar...

abstract         background and objective: lactic acid bacteria are gram-positive, catalase-negative, nonsporulating, either rod- or coccus-shaped bacteria that have beneficial effects on their hosts by producing antimicrobial substances such as lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, bacteriocins and biosurfactants. bacteriocins are antimicrobial peptides that are produced by bacteria and can inhibit ...

background proteus mirabilis is an important uropathogen that causes complicated urinary tract infection (uti) and induces diarrhea in infants. objectives this study aimed to investigate p. mirabilis infection in newly weaned infant rhesus monkeys (macaca mulatta) and ferrets (mustela putorius furo) with diarrhea. materials and methods stool samples were collected from 74 rhesus monkeys and 12 ...

The Proteus syndrome is a rare mosaic syndrome, characterized by regional or localized areas of excess growth compared to equivalent normal parts of the body. In this review, we summarize the etiopathogenetic mechanisms responsible for tissue overgrowth anomalies and the diagnostic criteria utilized for the correct formulation of its diagnosis.

Joseph Carey Merrick, better known as the “Elephant Man,” suffered from an extreme condition initially diagnosed as Neurofibromatosis I. Recent research, however, has challenged that view and has attributed his massive disfigurement to the effects of Proteus syndrome, one of the most debilitating and ravaging diseases known to man. An analysis of the data and pathology from Merrick’s records, c...

Aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes among Proteus mirabilis aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes, Proteus mirabilis, ESBL, plasmid-mediated resistance

An updated checklist of the Coccinellidae species of the former subfamily Sticholotidinae recorded from Iran is provided. Eleven species are reported: two species classified presently in the subfamily Microweiseinae (in the genera Paracoelopterus Normand, 1936 and Serangium Blackburn, 1889), and nine species classified in the tribe Sticholotidini of the subfamily Coccinellinae (in the genera Co...