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 ...
Urease test principle
Many organisms especially those that infect the urinary tract, have a urease enzyme which is able to split urea in the presence of water to release ammonia and ...
Lactose-fermenter and produces pink mucoid colonies
Klebsiella sp.
Pathogenesis and Infectious Disease:
K. pneumoniae is a significant cause of respiratory (especially pneumonia) and urinary tract diseases (opportunist)
K. ozaenae ...