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Karolina [17]
3 years ago
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A gram-negative, nonsporulating rod that is highly motile, oxidase negative, facultatively aerobic, ferments glucose, and urease

-positive is likely to be of which genus?
Biology
1 answer:
Zanzabum3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

<em>Proteus</em>

Explanation:

Proteus is a gram-negative bacteria belonging to the family <em>Enterobacteriaceae</em>. The Enterobacteriaceae family are gram negative rod, facultatively aerobic, nonsporulating and oxidase negative. They ferment glucose.

The oxidase test is used to differentiate between member of the family and <em>Pseudomonas </em>(<em>Pseudomonas </em>is oxidase positive).

<em>Proteus </em>is known for its ability to swarm a culture medium due to its high motility (called swarming motility). <em>Proteus </em>is also urease positive, it produces the enzyme urease, which catalyses the breakdown of urea.

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