Providencia

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	; Providencia alcalifaciens
style="background:#Template:Taxobox colour;" \| Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria;
Phylum:	Proteobacteria;
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria;
Order:	Enterobacteriales;
Family:	Enterobacteriaceae;
Genus:	Providencia; Ewing 1962
Species
	P. stuartii; P. sneebia; P. rettgeri; P. rustigianii; P. heimbachae; P. burhodogranariea; P. alcalifaciens

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Providencia is a Gram negative, motile bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Some strains (P. stuartii, for example) are opportunistic pathogens in humans and can cause urinary tract infections, particularly in patients with long-term indwelling urinary catheters or extensive severe burns. Other strains (for example P. burhodogranariea and P. sneebia) are found in the haemolymph of Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies.

Some strains are sensitive to ampicillin.

Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed. ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.