7/11/2023 0 Comments Proteus (bacterium)indicates that affected food is not prepared in hygienic surroundings. Proteus causes food spoilage of raw meat, seafood, vegetables, and canned food. As an opportunistic human pathogen, Proteus is found in the human and animal gastrointestinal tract, skin, and oral mucosa, as well as in feces, soil, water, and plant. The Proteus habitat is widely distributed in the environment. Some characteristics of a Proteus culture are swarming and an ammonia smell. With peritrichouse flagella, Proteus spp. They are named based on their ability to undergo morphological changes of colonies. Their size is 0.4–0.8 μm in diameter and 1.0–3.0 μm in length. Yong Wang, Xiaoling Pan, in Encyclopedia of Food Safety, 2014 Background
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