Klebsiella:
A genus of bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae containing nonmotile, gram-negative, frequently encapsulated
rods that are arranged singly, in pairs, or in short chains. It includes some human pathogens.
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pneumonia.
Klebsiella: Klebsiella's pathogenicity can be attributed to its production of a heat-stable enterotoxin. K. pneumoniae
is second only to E. coli as a urinary tract pathogen. Klebsiella infections are encountered far more often now than in
the past. This is probably due to the bacterium's antibiotic resistance properties. Klebsiella species may contain
resistance plasmids (R-plasmids) which confer resistance to such antibiotics as ampicillin and carbenicillin. To make
matters worse, the R-plasmids can be transferred to other enteric bacteria not necessarily of the same species.
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