Organisms

Klebsiella

A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms arrange singly, in pairs, or short chains. This genus is commonly found in the intestinal tract and is an opportunistic pathogen that can give rise to bacteremia, pneumonia, urinary tract and several other types of human infection.

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A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms arrange singly, in pairs, or short chains. This genus is commonly found in the intestinal tract and is an opportunistic pathogen that can give rise to bacteremia, pneumonia, urinary tract and several other types of human infection.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES and KLEBSIELLA MOBILUS see ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES are also available

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  1. B03w.440w.450.425w.425w
  2. B03w.660w.250w.150w.400w

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QW 138.5.K5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Klebsiella. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007709. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007709
  2. Klebsiella. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klebsiella
  3. Klebsiella. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131854