| Description |
Morganella morganii is a gram-negative rod commonly bacteriagram negative
facultative anaerobe, urease positive , Indole positive. Despite its wide distribution, it is an uncommon cause of community-acquired infection and is most often encountered in postoperative and other nosocomial settings. Morganella morganii infections respond well to appropriate antibiotic therapy; however, its natural resistance to many beta-lactam antibiotics may lead to delays in proper treatment. |
| Synonyms |
Salmonella morgani ;
Proteus morganii ;
Organism N 1 ;
Bacillus morgani . |
| Habitat/Source |
Although isolated more often from urine than other sources.It found in the environment and in the intestinal tracts of humans, mammals, and reptiles as normal flora.
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| Pathogenicity |
Morganella morganii is one of the important
nosocomial pathogens that may cause urinary tract infection
and bacteremia. |
| GenBank Accession |
View Genome [NC_020418.1]
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| Size(Mb) |
3.8 |
| GC% |
51.1 |
| Genes |
3588 |
| CDS |
3460 |
| Reference |
( 1 ) W i n s l o w , C . - E . A . , K l i g e r , I . J . & R o t h b e r g , W . ( 1 9 1 9 ) . S t u d i e s o n t h e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f t h e c o l o n - t y p h o i d g r o u p o f b a c t e r i a w i t h s p e c i a l r e f e r e n c e t o t h e i r f e r m e n t a t i v e r e a c t i o n s . J B a c t e r i o l 4 , 4 2 9 5 0 3 . < b r > ( 2 ) B e r g e y ' s M a n u a l o f D e t e r m i n a t i v e B a c t e r i o l o g y ( 9 t h E d i t i o n , p . 2 2 0 , T a b l e 5 . 2 ) . E d i t e d b y J o h n G . H o l t , T h e W i l l i a m s & W i l k i n s C o . . . |
