%0 Journal Article %A Martin, T. D. M. %T Sensitivity of the Genus Proteus to Chlorhexidine %D 1969 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 2 %N 2 %P 101-108 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-2-2-101 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY The action of the antiseptic chlorhexidine has been tested against 205 strains of the genus Proteus. No strain was found to survive, under the conditions of the test, a concentration of 1 in 5000. The four species of the genus, however, varied in sensitivity. In general, Pr. mirabilis was the most resistant; Pr. rettgeri and Pr. morganii were the most sensitive; Pr. vulgaris tended to be less resistant than Pr. mirabilis and more so than Pr. rettgeri and Pr. morganii. The same strains were also tested against a number of chemotherapeutic drugs. Evidence that resistance to chlorhexidine among Pr. mirabilis strains was associated with multiple drug-resistance could not be established. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-2-2-101