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Proteus mirabilis urease: use of a ureA-lacZ fusion demonstrates that induction is highly specific for urea.

Proteus mirabilis, a common agent of nosocomially acquired and catheter-associated urinary tract infection, is the most frequent cause of infection-induced bladder and kidney stones. Urease-catalyzed urea hydrolysis initiates stone formation in urine and can be inhibited by acetohydroxamic acid and...

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Main Authors: Nicholson, E B, Concaugh, E A, Mobley, H L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1991
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC258891/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1894350
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