Klebsiella ozaenae


Kleb·si·el·la o·zae·nae

a bacterial species that occurs in cases of ozena and other chronic diseases of the respiratory tract. Synonym(s): Klebsiella pneumoniae ozaenae

Klebsiella

(kleb?ze-el'a) [ Klebs + -ella] [T. A. Edwin Klebs, Ger. bacteriologist, 1834–1913] A genus of gram-negative, encapsulated bacilli of the family Enterobacteriaceae.

Klebsiella granulomatis

A species that causes granuloma inguinale. It was formerly called Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.

Klebsiella ozaenae

A species found in ozena.

Klebsiella pneumoniae

A species that may cause sinusitis, bronchitis, or pneumonia. Synonym: Friedländer's bacillus

Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis

A species that can cause rhinoscleroma, a destructive granuloma of the nose and pharynx.