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Ureases (EC 3.5.1.5), functionally,
belong to the
superfamily of
amidohydrolases and phosphotriesterases.
Ureases are
found in
numerous bacteria, fungi...
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Rapid urease test, also
known as the CLO test (Campylobacter-like
organism test), is a
rapid diagnostic test for
diagnosis of
Helicobacter pylori. The...
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belonging to the
family Mycoplasmataceae. As the name implies,
Ureaplasma is
urease positive. The
currently accepted taxonomy is
based on the List of Prokaryotic...
- uses many
different virulence factors including oxidase, catalase, and
urease.
Urease is the most
abundant protein, its
expression representing about 10%...
- in
exhaled breath indicates that the urea was split; this
indicates that
urease (the
enzyme that H.
pylori uses to
metabolize urea to
produce ammonia) is...
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Identification System. P.
vulgaris can also test
urease negative in
solid media (such as in Enterotube), but will be
urease positive in
liquid media. The CCIS code...
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facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It
shows swarming motility and
urease activity. P.
mirabilis causes 90% of all
Proteus infections in humans. It...
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tryptophan to indole, pyruvate, and ammonia. M.
morganii also
produces urease,
allowing it to
break down urea.
Methyl red
tests positive in M. morganii...
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conversion of urea to
ammonia catalyzed by
enzymes called ureases. A po****r
inhibitor of
ureases is N-(n-butyl)thiophosphoric
triamide (NBPT).
Careful use...
- in the
acidic environment of the
human stomach by
producing the
enzyme urease.
Colonization of the
stomach lining by this
bacterium can lead to gastric...
