klebsiella
noun
kleb·si·el·la
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Definition of klebsiella
: any of a genus (Klebsiella) of nonmotile enterobacteria that includes causative agents of respiratory and urogenital infections
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klebsiella
noun
kleb·si·el·la
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Medical Definition of klebsiella
1
capitalized
: a genus of nonmotile gram-negative rod-shaped and frequently encapsulated bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that include causative agents of respiratory and urinary infections — see donovan body, pneumobacillus
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: any bacterium of the genus Klebsiella