As a rule, the farther up in the urinary tract the infection is located, the more serious it is. 1  The upper urinary tract is composed of the kidneys and ureters. 2  Infection in the upper urinary tract generally affects the kidneys (pyelonephritis), which can cause fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and other severe symptoms.
Citrobacter freundii is a species of facultative anaerobic. Gram-negative bacilli of the Enterobacteriaceae family. The bacteria are long rod-shaped with a typical length of 1â5 Î¼m. Most C. freundii cells are surrounded by several flagella used for locomotion, but a few are not mobile.It can be found in soil, water, sewage, food, and the intestinal tracts of animals and humans.. freundii is responsible for reducing nitrate to nitrite in the environment. This conversion is an important and crucial stage in the nitrogen cycle. These bacteria also help in recycling nitrogen. C. freundii has also been investigated for biodegradation of tannic acid used in tanneries.
Bifidobacterium infantis. About B. longum subsp. infantis. B. infantis is a bifidobacterium that is found in the digestive tract of human infants. It is more accurately called Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis. Babies are born with a sterile gut but quickly develop their own population of bacteria acquired during the birthing process and then from their motherâs milk and other food sources.