<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Klebsiella pneumoniae (Schroeter 1886) Trevisan 1887 </Td> </Tr> <P> Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram - negative, nonmotile, encapsulated, lactose - fermenting, facultative anaerobic, rod - shaped bacterium . It appears as a mucoid lactose fermenter on MacConkey agar . </P> <P> Although found in the normal flora of the mouth, skin, and intestines, it can cause destructive changes to human and animal lungs if aspirated (inhaled), specifically to the alveoli (in the lungs) resulting in bloody sputum . In the clinical setting, it is the most significant member of the Klebsiella genus of the Enterobacteriaceae . K. oxytoca and K. rhinoscleromatis have also been demonstrated in human clinical specimens . In recent years, Klebsiella species have become important pathogens in nosocomial infections . </P> <P> It naturally occurs in the soil, and about 30% of strains can fix nitrogen in anaerobic conditions . As a free - living diazotroph, its nitrogen - fixation system has been much - studied, and is of agricultural interest, as K. pneumoniae has been demonstrated to increase crop yields in agricultural conditions . </P>

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