Klebsiella pneumoniae/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Gram-negative, non-motile, encapsulated, lactose fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod shaped bacterium that causes severe pneumonitis in humans.