Proteus mirabilis

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Enterobacterales;Morganellaceae;Proteus;Proteus mirabilis

Description: This bacterium is part of the normal gut flora of a healthy individual, but is also an opportunistic pathogen. Flagellar movement allows this organism to travel through the urinary tract into the bladder and kidney where it may cause infection or stones. Fimbriae allow attachment to mucosal and epithelial surfaces. Cell death is caused by hemolysin, a pore-forming toxin which disrupts osmotic balance across the host cell membrane. This species is inherently resistant to nitrofuran and tetracycline, and some strains have recently become resistant to ampicillin and trimethoprin. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Proteus%20mirabilis

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Proteus	Genus	4
Proteus mirabilis	Species	3

Name: Proteus

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Gammaproteobacteria;Enterobacterales;Morganellaceae;Proteus

Description:
Proteus also refers to a genus of Gram-negative Proteobacteria, some of which are opportunistic human pathogens known to cause urinary tract infections, most notably. Proteus mirabilis is one of these and is most referenced in its tendency to produce "stag-horn" calculi composed of struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) that fill the human renal pelvis.

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteus