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Providencia rettgeri is a rod-shaped bacterium. It produces urease and is Gram-negative. It moves using flagella. This helps it colonize many environments. It is common in hospitals and often appears on medical equipment. Therefore, it plays a role in hospital infections. P. rettgeri has MR/P fimbriae. These help it stick to urinary cells contributing to urinary tract infections. It is the only Providencia species that makes acid from [erythritol](brain://-V3FF41nA…