Klebsiella is a genus of
Gram negative, rod-shaped
bacteria in the
family Enterobacteriaceae. They are
facultative anaerobes and are found in the
intestinal and
repiratory tracts of many
vertebrates (including
humans). They are often responsible for
bladder,
kidney,
lung, and
wound infections. One particular
species,
K. pneumoniae, can cause
pneumonia in people with
AIDS or otherwise-
compromised immune systems.
The information in this writeup was taken from the science dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/; I oversaw the development of the dictionary (the website was mothballed in 1998) and I believe I wrote the entry this is based on.