Figure 1: Ascending urinary tract infection and Proteus mirabilis virulence factors. Figure 2: The mannose-resistant Proteus-like fimbrial operon: organization and phase variation.

Scientists now have inside information to use in the fight against Proteus mirabilis -- a nasty bacterium that can cause kidney stones, as well as hard-to-treat urinary tract infections.

coli. Other bacteria that can cause them include staphylococcus, proteus, klebsiella, enterococcus, and pseudomonas. Some bladder infections in both men and women are linked to sexually ...

“The scent is caused by two different types of bacteria,” says Brian Bourquin, DVM, founder and chief medical officer of Boston Veterinary Clinic. “One is called proteus, and the other is ...

the researchers tested its effect on two types of bacteria commonly known to cause UTIs from catheter use: Escherichia coli (E.coli) and Proteus mirabilis. The study authors say E.coli is the ...