Bacterium
klebsiella oxytoca
Subclass of:
Klebsiella
Definitions related to klebsiella oxytoca:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is nonmotile, oxidase negative and indole positive. K. oxytoca is pathogenic, causing urinary tract infections, and is one of the major causes of neonatal bacteremia and septicemia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of gram-negative bacteria causing URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS and SEPTICEMIA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Klebsiella oxytoca.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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