KLEBSIELLA

klebsiella

(noun) a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

klebsiella (plural klebsiellas)

Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans.

Source: Wiktionary



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