Klebsiella
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| Klebsiella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Klebsiella Trevisan 1885 |
| Species | |
Klebsiella is a genus of non-motile, Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, rod-shaped bacteria with a prominent polysaccharide-based capsule.[1] It is named after the German microbiologist Edwin Klebs (1834–1913). 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. p. 370. ISBN 0838585299.
- ^ Podschun R, Ullmann U (1998). "Klebsiella spp. as nosocomial pathogens: epidemiology, taxonomy, typing methods, and pathogenicity factors". Clin Microbiol Rev 11 (4): 589–603. PMC 88898. PMID 9767057. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=88898.
- ^ Bagley S (1985). "Habitat association of Klebsiella species". Infect Control 6 (2): 52–8. PMID 3882590.
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