klebsiella
kleb·si·el·la
noun \ˌkleb-zē-ˈe-lə\Definition of KLEBSIELLA
: any of a genus (Klebsiella) of nonmotile enterobacteria that includes causative agents of respiratory and urogenital infections
Origin of KLEBSIELLA
New Latin, from Edwin Klebs †1913 German pathologist
First Known Use: 1928
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