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Klebsiella

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Definition: 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.  KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES and KLEBSIELLA MOBILUS see ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES are also available   
Examples Klebsiella oxytoca; Klebsiella pneumoniae
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
capsular polysaccharide K2  0   *Bacterial Capsules Klebsiella. Infect Immun 1991;59(6):2043
capsular polysaccharide, klebsiella k15  133957-16-1   *Bacterial Capsules Klebsiella. Indian J Biochem Biophys 1990;27(5):291
capsular polysaccharide type 21b  0   *Bacterial Capsules Klebsiella. Carbohydr Res 1989;190(1):145
Diribiotine CK  0   Klebsiella. Rev Pneumol Clin 1988;44(1):43
Klebsiella modifying factor  0   *Antigens, Bacterial Epitopes Antigens, Surface Klebsiella. Hum Immunol 1986;17(3):224
capsular polysaccharide, type 2, Klebsiella  0   *Bacterial Capsules Klebsiella. Infect Immun 1986;54(2):365
capsular polysaccharide, type 10, Klebsiella  0   *Bacterial Capsules Klebsiella. Carbohydr Res 1986;152:205
klebocin  102714-08-9 Klebocin  *Bacteriocins Klebsiella. Indian J Med Res 69:222;1979
KI 7  12708-00-8   *Purines Klebsiella. Biull Eksp Biol Med 86(10):465;1978

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