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proteus mirabilis on blood agar
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Proteus mirabilis

Proteus mirabilis on blood agar. Cultivation 24 hours in an aerobic atmosphere, 37°C. The genera Proteus is named after a Greek polymorphic sea god and for most strains of P.mirabilis and P.vulgaris is typical their ability to swarm over the surfaces of solid cultivation media (the spreading growth covers other organisms in the culture and thus delays their isolation).

 
 
 

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