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title: Klebsiella pneumoniae subspecies ozaenae
description: This short, straight rod occurs singly, in pairs, and in short chains. It is nonmotile. Gram reaction is negative. Gas is produced from sugars; hydrogen sulfide is not produced. It is an opportunistic pathogen found in feces of man and…
url: "https://vumicro.com/docs/klebsiella-pneumoniae-subspecies-ozaenae/"
updated: "2022-03-24"
category: Reference Library / Gram negative bacilli
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# Klebsiella pneumoniae subspecies ozaenae

This short, straight rod occurs singly, in pairs, and in short chains. It is nonmotile. Gram reaction is negative. Gas is produced from sugars; hydrogen sulfide is not produced. It is an opportunistic pathogen found in feces of man and animals without any symptoms of disease, and in water, sewage, soil, and food. A disease associated with it, ozena, is an upper respiratory infection that leads to necrosis and atrophy of the nasal mucosa and results in copious nasal discharge.  Growth is at 35-37 C.

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