klebsiella: Meaning and Definition of

kleb•si•el•la

Pronunciation: (kleb"zē-el'u, klep"sē-), [key]
— n. Bacteriol.
  1. any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Klebsiella, certain species of which, as K. pneumoniae, are found in the respiratory, intestinal, and genitourinary tracts of humans and animals and are sometimes pathogenic.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Klebs Klebs-Löffler bacillus
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