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title: Providencia rettgeri
description: "Straight rods that are Gram negative, this bacterium uses glucose but does not frequently produce gas. Produce urease. Growth is best at 35-37 C. It is pathogenic in humans and other animals, causing gastroenteritis, infecting burns and the urinary tract,…"
url: "https://vumicro.com/docs/providencia-rettgeri/"
updated: "2022-03-24"
category: Reference Library / Gram negative bacilli
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# Providencia rettgeri

Straight rods that are Gram negative, this bacterium uses glucose but does not frequently produce gas. Produce urease. Growth is best at 35-37 C. It is pathogenic in humans and other animals, causing gastroenteritis, infecting burns and the urinary tract, and many other nosocomial infections.  In nature it can be found in water.  

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