Analysis of pathogenic factors of Proteus mirabilis isolated from urinary tract infection

Proteus mirabilis has several pathogenic factors such as adherent ability to urinary tract epitherial cells, urease, motility and resistance to urine. The pathogenic activities of clinically isolated P. mirabilis were analyzed. Higher pathogenic strains (No. 25 and No. 30) which had morphologically different pili but had a higher density of pili showed strong adherent activity to bladder epithelial cells of mouse and rat. These strains also showed a clear chemotaxis to urinary tract tissue extracts. These findings indicate that the combination of adherent, chemotaxis and urease activities is essential for causing of tipical kidney infection by P. mirabilis