Klebsiella

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(kleb″zē-el′ă )

[Klebs + -ella]
[T.A. Edwin Klebs, Ger. bacteriologist, 1834-1913]
A genus of gram-negative, encapsulated bacilli of the family Enterobacteriaceae.

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(kleb″zē-el′ă )

[Klebs + -ella]
[T.A. Edwin Klebs, Ger. bacteriologist, 1834-1913]
A genus of gram-negative, encapsulated bacilli of the family Enterobacteriaceae.

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