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Database of Biochemical Tests of Pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae Family A tool to identify microbes using minimal biochemical tests |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae
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| Description | I t i s a g r a m - n e g a t i v e , n o n - m o t i l e , r o d - s h a p e b a c t e r i a . i t i s s u r r o u n d e d b y a c a p s u l e , w h i c h i n c r e a s e s i t s v i r u l e n c e b y a c t i n g a s a p h y s i c a l b a r r i e r t o e v a d e t h e h o s t s i m m u n e r e s p o n s e . I t i s c l o s e l y r e l a t e d t o K . o x y t o c a . |
| Synonyms | Klebsiella aerogenes. |
| Habitat/Source | Microbiota of human i.e mouth, skin, and intestines. |
| Pathogenicity | It is a well known human pathogen .It can progress into severe infections causing pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound infections, urinary tract and other infection. |
| GenBank Accession | View Genome [NC_016845.1] |
| Size(Mb) | 5.68232 |
| GC% | 57.14 |
| Genes | 5867 |
| CDS | 5779 |
| Reference | 1.Bergey, D. H., Buchanan, R. E., Gibbons, N. E., (1974). Bergey's manual of determinative Bacteriology. 8th. EditionEdited by R. E. Buchanan, The Williams & Wilkins Co.. 2.Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th Edition,p.211,Table 5.2).Edited by John G. Holt,The Williams & Wilkins Co.. |