Proteus hauseri
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| Proteus hauseri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Morganellaceae |
| Genus: | Proteus |
| Species: | P. hauseri |
| Binomial name | |
| Proteus hauseri O'Hara et al., 2000 | |
Proteus hauseri is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium.
Similar to other members of the Enterobacterales order, Proteus hauseri is oxidase negative, catalase positive, glucose fermenting, and nitrate reducing.[1] P. hauseri is ONPG negative and PDA positive.[1] Unlike the more commonly seen species of Proteus, P. hauseri is also able to convert tryptophan into indole, resulting in a positive indole test. P. hauseri shares a similar biochemical profile with Proteus vulgaris but can be differentiated by its ability to produce acid from trehalose. Most strains of P. hauseri demonstrate swarming motility, often covering the entire plate onto which it is inoculated.