Klebsiella pneumoniae
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| Klebsiella pneumoniae | |
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| K. pneumoniae on a MacConkey agar plate. | |
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| Species: | K. pneumoniae
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| Klebsiella pneumoniae (Schroeter 1886)
Trevisan 1887 | |
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.
