Klebsiella pneumoniae
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | |
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| K. pneumoniae on a MacConkey agar plate. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Klebsiella |
| Species: | K. pneumoniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (Schroeter 1886) Trevisan 1887 |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a bacterium in the genus Klebsiella. It is a major cause of pneumonia, found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines. Like other Proteobacteria, it is gram negative.
