noun
- Plural of klebsiella; a genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in the environment and in the human digestive tract.
Usage: medical/scientific term; typically used in plural form when referring to multiple species or strains
Examples
- Klebsiellas are opportunistic pathogens that can cause infections in hospitalized patients.
- The laboratory identified several klebsiellas in the patient's urine culture.
- Antibiotic resistance in klebsiellas has become a significant public health concern.
- Different klebsiellas species vary in their virulence and clinical presentation.
- The infection was caused by multiple klebsiellas strains resistant to common antibiotics.