Klebsiella

Hello everyone, i already told about E.coli bacteria in my last two previous posts.now i would like to tell about klebsiella which is also a Lactose fermenter(gives pink colour on macconkey agar) like E.coli.

Klebsiella is a capsulated,Gm -ve organism,non motile.it has a peculiar property that it releases "urease" enzyme.

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You can see pink colour on one side due to lactose fermenters and pale colour is due to non lactose fermenters on macconkey agar.
E.coli,Klebsiella are Lactose fermenters gives pink colour.

Types -

K.pneumoniae - causes pneumonia
K.ozaenae - causes ozaenae/atrophic rhinitis
K.rhinoscleromatis - causes rhinoscleroma
Rhinoscleroma on M/E gives Miculicz cells
K.oxytoca - causes hemorrhagic colitis

Diagnosis -

Indole test - -ve
Methyl red test - -ve
VP test - +ve
Citrate - +ve

I am just telling what i learned to you.
Thanks for reading,
Yours @summisimeon