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noun
Any of the genus Klebsiella of rod-shaped bacteria, which cause many diseases in humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric
History
From the genus name.
