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title: Providencia alcalifaciens
description: "Straight rods that are Gram negative, this bacterium uses glucose but does not frequently produce gas. Growth is best at 35-37 C. It is pathogenic, causing diarrhea in children and occasional urinary tract infections.  Most frequently recovered from diarrheic stools…"
url: "https://vumicro.com/es/docs/providencia-alcalifaciens/"
updated: "2022-03-24"
category: Reference Library / Gram negative bacilli
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# Providencia alcalifaciens

Straight rods that are Gram negative, this bacterium uses glucose but does not frequently produce gas. Growth is best at 35-37 C. It is pathogenic, causing diarrhea in children and occasional urinary tract infections.  Most frequently recovered from diarrheic stools of children.

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