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Related terms:
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klebsiella
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salmonella
serratia
Bacterium
kluyvera
Subclass of:
Enterobacteriaceae
Definitions related to kluyvera:
  • A genus of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium in the phylum Fusobacteria and the family Enterobacteriaceae.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the family ENTEROBACTERIACEAE. It is found in FOOD; SOIL; and SEWAGE; and is an opportunistic pathogen of humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Kluyvera genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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