About Klebsiella
★ General Information
rod-shaped, gram-negative γ-proteobacteria.
★ Disease
K. pneumoniae causes a wide spectrum of both hospital- and community-acquired infections such as urinary tract infection, pneumonia, intraabdominal infection, bloodstream infection, meningitis and pyogenic liver abscess.
★ Lineage
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Klebsiella
★ Taxonomy ID