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Klebsiella

 
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A genus of gram-negative bacteria in the tribe Klebsiellae, family Enterobacteriaceae. Includes K. mobilis (syn. Enterobacter aerogenes).

  • K. pneumoniae — carried in the vestibule of the vagina, urethra and clitoridal fossa of the mare as normal flora, but invasion of the cervix and uterus does occur, causing metritis and infertility. An occasional cause of bovine mastitis, hematogenous osteomyelitis originating in pulmonary lesions in cattle, bronchopneumonia in dogs, and pyothorax in horses.
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Klebsiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Klebsiella
Trevisan 1885
Species

K. granulomatis
K. oxytoca
K. pneumoniae
K. singaporensis
K. variicola

Klebsiella is a genus of non-motile, Gram-negative, Oxidase-negative rod shaped bacteria with a prominent polysaccharide-based capsule.[1] Frequent human pathogens, Klebsiella organisms can lead to a wide range of disease states, notably pneumonia, urinary tract infections, septicemia, Ankylosing spondylitis, and soft tissue infections.[2]

Klebsiella species are ubiquitous in nature.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. p. 370. ISBN 0838585299. 
  2. ^ Podschun R, Ullmann U (1998). "Klebsiella spp. as nosocomial pathogens: epidemiology, taxonomy, typing methods, and pathogenicity factors". Clin Microbiol Rev 11 (4): 589–603. PMID 9767057. 
  3. ^ Bagley S (1985). "Habitat association of Klebsiella species". Infect Control 6 (2): 52–8. PMID 3882590. 

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