Translingual

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Proper noun

Klebsiella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain Gram-negative oxidase-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, some of which cause disease in humans.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Enterobacteriales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Klebsiella granulomatis, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella ozaenae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis, Klebsiella terrigena (species)

English

Noun

klebsiella ‎(plural klebsiellas)

1. Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans.