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Urethritis, cystitis, prostatitis, or pyelonephritis
- Individuals with a Proteus infection may present with urethritis, cystitis, prostatitis, or pyelonephritis. A history of frequent renal stones may be indicative of an underlying chronic Proteus infection. Urethritis typically presents with dysuria, pyuria (with or without urethral discharge), and increased urinary frequency.
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Apr 16, 2018 · The Amoeba proteus exists in fresh-water aquatic environments, such as ponds, streams, puddles, or moist environments dominated by soil or plants. [3] While many of species of Amoeba can act as pathogens, the Amoeba proteus is non-pathogenic, and is not capable of causing disease in other organisms.
A. proteus inhabits freshwater environments and feeds on protozoans, algae, rotifers, and even other smaller amoebae. They are colorless, but they may have colored inclusions derived from their food. A. proteus possesses a thick-walled nucleus containing granular chromatin, and is therefore a eukaryote.
Feb 21, 2023 · Proteus organisms are implicated as serious causes of infections in humans, along with Escherichia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia species.
Jun 12, 2023 · Proteus is found abundantly in soil and water, and although it is part of the normal human intestinal flora (along with Klebsiella species, and Escherichia coli), it has been known to cause serious infections in humans.
- Radia T. Jamil, Lisa A. Foris, Jessica Snowden
- 2023/06/12
- 2019
Jul 25, 2022 · Amebiasis, or amoebic dysentery, is a gastrointestinal illness that develops when an organism called a parasite enters your intestines. The illness may cause diarrhea, nausea, stomach cramps and fever. Healthcare providers usually treat it with antibiotics.
Feeding behavior, or endocytosis, of food particles by Amoeba proteus was affected by opioid alkaloids and peptides at very low (physiological) concentrations (Josefsson and Johansson, 1979).
Aug 5, 2014 · A rare heat-loving amoeba caused an infection that killed a 9-year-old girl in Kansas on July 9, and new research may help shed light on how it and other similar infectious diseases spread.