urease

Introduction

Urease-producing bacteria include:

• Proteus
• Staphylococcus
• Klebsiella
• Pseudomonas
• E. coli
• Helicobacter pylori Urease producing bacteria in the urinary tract predispose to formation of struvite stones.

More general terms

• amidohydrolase
• metalloprotein
• plant-specific molecule
• bacterial protein
• invertebrate-specific protein

Additional terms

• Campylobacter-like organism (CLO) test (rapid urease assay, Pylori-Tek, Hp-fast)
• carbon-labeled urea breath testing (BreathTek UBT)
• struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate, MgNH4PO4)
• urea (carbamide)