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klebsiella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans.

Word forms

klebsiella klebsiellas

Etymology

From the genus name.

Related words

klebsiellosis

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