KLEBSIELLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does klebsiella mean? 

• KLEBSIELLA (noun)
  The noun KLEBSIELLA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections

  Familiarity information: KLEBSIELLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KLEBSIELLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("klebsiella" is a kind of...):

enteric bacteria; enterics; enterobacteria; entric (rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals)

Holonyms ("klebsiella" is a member of...):

genus Klebsiella (a genus of bacteria)

 Context examples 

Klebsiella spp. are frequent human pathogens.

(Klebsiella, NCI Thesaurus)