Klebsiella pneumoniae basic characteristics:
GRAM-NEGATIVE RODS
NON-MOTILE
NON-SPORE-FORMING
CATALASE: POSITIVE
OXIDASE: NEGATIVE
FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC
Klebsiella will produce ...
Klebsiella Characteristic mucoid colonies are a consequence of the organism’s abundant polysaccharide capsule. Lactose-fermenting colonies
Escherichia coli colonies Lactose-fermenting ...