Klebsiella strains

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		+	Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod shaped bacterium found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines.
		+	{| border="1" style="text-align: left;"
		+	|+ '''Scientific classification'''
		+	!Kingdom || Bacteria
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		+	! Phylum || Proteobacteria
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		+	! Class || Gamma Proteobacteria
		+	|-
		+	! Order || Enterobacteriales
		+	|-
		+	! Family || Enterobacteriaceae
		+	|-
		+	! Genus || Klebsiella
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		+	! Species || '''''K. pneumoniae'''''
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		+	! Binomial || ''Klebsiella pneumoniae''
		+	|}
		+	==Surface Characteristics==
		+	Members of the Klebsiella genus typically express 2 types of antigens on their cell surface. The first, O antigen, is a component of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS), of which 9 varieties exist. The second is K antigen, a capsular polysaccharide with more than 80 varieties. Both contribute to pathogenicity and form the basis for serogrouping.
		+	==Transmission==
		+	Many of these infections are obtained when a person is in the hospital for some other reason (a nosocomial infection). The most common infection caused by Klebsiella bacteria outside the hospital is pneumonia.
		+	==Pathogenic Activity==
		+	K. pneumoniae can cause the disease Klebsiella pneumonia. Klebsiella ranks second to E. coli for urinary tract infections in older persons. It is also an opportunistic pathogen for patients with chronic pulmonary disease, enteric pathogenicity, nasal mucosa atrophy, and rhinoscleroma.
		+	==References==
		+	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klebsiella_pneumoniae Wikipedia]
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Klebsiella pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod shaped bacterium found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines.

Scientific classification

Kingdom	Bacteria
Phylum	Proteobacteria
Class	Gamma Proteobacteria
Order	Enterobacteriales
Family	Enterobacteriaceae
Genus	Klebsiella
Species	K. pneumoniae
Binomial	Klebsiella pneumoniae

Contents 1 Surface Characteristics 2 Transmission 3 Pathogenic Activity 4 References

Surface Characteristics

Members of the Klebsiella genus typically express 2 types of antigens on their cell surface. The first, O antigen, is a component of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS), of which 9 varieties exist. The second is K antigen, a capsular polysaccharide with more than 80 varieties. Both contribute to pathogenicity and form the basis for serogrouping.

Transmission

Many of these infections are obtained when a person is in the hospital for some other reason (a nosocomial infection). The most common infection caused by Klebsiella bacteria outside the hospital is pneumonia.

Pathogenic Activity

K. pneumoniae can cause the disease Klebsiella pneumonia. Klebsiella ranks second to E. coli for urinary tract infections in older persons. It is also an opportunistic pathogen for patients with chronic pulmonary disease, enteric pathogenicity, nasal mucosa atrophy, and rhinoscleroma.

References

Wikipedia