Klebsiella pneumoniae

A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Klebsiella pneumoniae

Classification

Higher order taxa

Domain: Bacteria;

Phylum: Proteobacteria;

Class: Gammaproteobacteria;

Order: Enterobacteriales;

Family: Enterobacteriaceae;

Genus: Klebsiella;

Species: K. pneumoniae

NCBI

Species

Klebsiella pneumoniae

NCBI: Taxonomy

Description and significance

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Genome structure

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The genome was determined and is still being determined at the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University in St. Louis. The sequence of K. pneumoniae genome was found to be closely related that of Escherichia coli K-12. (1)

Cell structure and metabolism

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Ecology

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Pathology

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Application to Biotechnology

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Current Research

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References

1. McClelland, M., Florea, L., Sanderson, K., Clifton, S., Parkhill, J., Churcher, C., Dougan, G., Wilson, R., Miller, W. "Comparison of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome with sampled genomes of a Klebsiella pneumoniae and three Salmonella enterica serovars, Typhimurium, Typhi and Paratyphi". Nucleic Acids Res.. 2000. Volume 28(24). p. 4974–4986.

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Edited by student of Rachel Larsen