Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis
This page is about microbiologic aspects of the organism(s). For clinical aspects of the disease, see Rhinoscleroma.
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Overview
Overview
Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is a subspecies of Klebsiella pneumoniae— a gram-negative, encapsulated, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacillus (diplobacillus), member of the Enterobacteriaceae family. It is sometimes referred to as the “Frisch bacillus,” named for Anton von Frisch who identified the organism in 1882. It is contracted directly by droplets or by contamination of material that is subsequently inhaled.
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