Klebsiella pneumoniae B 5055 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
Gram-negative rod-shaped facultative anaerobe genome sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order Enterobacterales |
| Family Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus Klebsiella |
| Species Klebsiella pneumoniae |
| Full scientific name Klebsiella pneumoniae (Schroeter 1886) Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
| @ref | Spore formation | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125438 | 90.329 |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39736 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | + | carbon source | |
| 39736 | 17234 ChEBI | glucose | + | fermentation | |
| 39736 | 17234 ChEBI | glucose | + | degradation | |
| 39736 | 17716 ChEBI | lactose | + | fermentation | |
| 39736 | 29864 ChEBI | mannitol | + | fermentation | |
| 39736 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | + | reduction | |
| 39736 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | - | reduction | |
| 39736 | 132112 ChEBI | sodium thiosulfate | - | builds gas from |
| @ref | Metabolite | Is sensitive | Is resistant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39736 | 0129 (2,4-Diamino-6,7-di-iso-propylpteridine phosphate) |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 39736 | alcohol dehydrogenase | - | 1.1.1.1 | |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 39736 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 39736 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 39736 | gelatinase | - | ||
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 39736 | lysine decarboxylase | + | 4.1.1.18 | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | from API zym | |
| 39736 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 39736 | oxidase | - | ||
| 39736 | phenylalanine ammonia-lyase | - | 4.3.1.24 | |
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 39736 | tryptophan deaminase | - | ||
| 39736 | urease | + | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | IMG accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66792 | ASM96815v1 assembly for Klebsiella pneumoniae Kp52.145 | complete | GCA_000968155   | 573.1488  | 2634166475  | 573 | 98.22 | |
| 66792 | 36648_F01 assembly for Citrobacter koseri NCTC5055 | contig | GCA_900451665 | 573.20128 | 573 | 67.2 | | |
| 66792 | B5055.1 assembly for Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae CIP 52.145 = B5055 | contig | GCA_000412575 | 1267512.3 | 2545824775 | 1205678 | |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klebsiella spp. carried by insects as a reservoir of virulence and resistance to antimicrobials. | Carramaschi I, Lery LMS, Chagas TPG, Zahner V. | One Health | 10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101064 | 2025 | | |
| The Capsule Increases Susceptibility to Last-Resort Polymyxins, but Not to Other Antibiotics, in Klebsiella pneumoniae. | D'Angelo F, Rocha EPC, Rendueles O. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.00127-23 | 2023 | | |
| Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Modulate Human Dendritic Cell Functions and Affect TH1/TH17 Response. | Nicolo S, Mattiuz G, Antonelli A, Arena F, Di Pilato V, Giani T, Baccani I, Clemente AM, Castronovo G, Tanturli M, Cozzolino F, Rossolini GM, Torcia MG. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms10020384 | 2022 | | |
| Genetics | Phages against Noncapsulated Klebsiella pneumoniae: Broader Host range, Slower Resistance. | Lourenco M, Osbelt L, Passet V, Gravey F, Megrian D, Strowig T, Rodrigues C, Brisse S. | Microbiol Spectr | 10.1128/spectrum.04812-22 | 2023 | |
| Characterization of a Lytic Bacteriophage and Demonstration of Its Combined Lytic Effect with a K2 Depolymerase on the Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain 52145. | Pertics BZ, Kovacs T, Schneider G. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms11030669 | 2023 | | |
| Enzymology | Identification of a newly isolated lytic bacteriophage against K24 capsular type, carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates. | Horvath M, Kovacs T, Koderivalappil S, Abraham H, Rakhely G, Schneider G. | Sci Rep | 10.1038/s41598-020-62691-8 | 2020 | |
| Genetics | Community-acquired infection caused by the uncommon hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST66-K2 lineage. | Rodrigues C, d'Humieres C, Papin G, Passet V, Ruppe E, Brisse S. | Microb Genom | 10.1099/mgen.0.000419 | 2020 | |
| In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Decontaminant HybenX® Compared to Chlorhexidine and Sodium Hypochlorite against Common Bacterial and Yeast Pathogens. | Antonelli A, Giovannini L, Baccani I, Giuliani V, Pace R, Rossolini GM. | Antibiotics (Basel) | 10.3390/antibiotics8040188 | 2019 | | |
| Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Lytic Bacteriophage against the K2 Capsule-Expressing Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain 52145, and Identification of Its Functional Depolymerase. | Pertics BZ, Cox A, Nyul A, Szamek N, Kovacs T, Schneider G. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms9030650 | 2021 | | |
| Genetics | Genomic definition of hypervirulent and multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clonal groups. | Bialek-Davenet S, Criscuolo A, Ailloud F, Passet V, Jones L, Delannoy-Vieillard AS, Garin B, Le Hello S, Arlet G, Nicolas-Chanoine MH, Decre D, Brisse S. | Emerg Infect Dis | 10.3201/eid2011.140206 | 2014 | |
| Effect of High N-Acetylcysteine Concentrations on Antibiotic Activity against a Large Collection of Respiratory Pathogens. | Landini G, Di Maggio T, Sergio F, Docquier JD, Rossolini GM, Pallecchi L. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.01334-16 | 2016 | | |
| Enzymology | PCR-based identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. rhinoscleromatis, the agent of rhinoscleroma. | Fevre C, Passet V, Deletoile A, Barbe V, Frangeul L, Almeida AS, Sansonetti P, Tournebize R, Brisse S. | PLoS Negl Trop Dis | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001052 | 2011 | |
| Phylogeny | wzi Gene sequencing, a rapid method for determination of capsular type for Klebsiella strains. | Brisse S, Passet V, Haugaard AB, Babosan A, Kassis-Chikhani N, Struve C, Decre D. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.01924-13 | 2013 | |
| Correlation of Klebsiella pneumoniae comparative genetic analyses with virulence profiles in a murine respiratory disease model. | Fodah RA, Scott JB, Tam HH, Yan P, Pfeffer TL, Bundschuh R, Warawa JM. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0107394 | 2014 | | |
| Virulent clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae: identification and evolutionary scenario based on genomic and phenotypic characterization. | Brisse S, Fevre C, Passet V, Issenhuth-Jeanjean S, Tournebize R, Diancourt L, Grimont P. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0004982 | 2009 | | |
| Phylogeny | Molecular serotyping of Klebsiella species isolates by restriction of the amplified capsular antigen gene cluster. | Brisse S, Issenhuth-Jeanjean S, Grimont PA. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.42.8.3388-3398.2004 | 2004 | |
| Animal models of Klebsiella pneumoniae mucosal infections. | Assoni L, Couto AJM, Vieira B, Milani B, Lima AS, Converso TR, Darrieux M. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1367422 | 2024 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Comparative effects of overproducing the AraC-type transcriptional regulators MarA, SoxS, RarA and RamA on antimicrobial drug susceptibility in Klebsiella pneumoniae. | Jimenez-Castellanos JC, Wan Ahmad Kamil WN, Cheung CH, Tobin MS, Brown J, Isaac SG, Heesom KJ, Schneiders T, Avison MB. | J Antimicrob Chemother | 10.1093/jac/dkw088 | 2016 | |
| The Bristol Sponge Microbiome Collection: A Unique Repository of Deep-Sea Microorganisms and Associated Natural Products. | Williams SE, Stennett HL, Back CR, Tiwari K, Ojeda Gomez J, Challand MR, Hendry KR, Spencer J, Essex-Lopresti AE, Willis CL, Curnow P, Race PR. | Antibiotics (Basel) | 10.3390/antibiotics9080509 | 2020 | | |
| Trade-Offs between Antibacterial Resistance and Fitness Cost in the Production of Metallo-beta-Lactamases by Enteric Bacteria Manifest as Sporadic Emergence of Carbapenem Resistance in a Clinical Setting. | Cheung CHP, Alorabi M, Hamilton F, Takebayashi Y, Mounsey O, Heesom KJ, Williams PB, Williams OM, Albur M, MacGowan AP, Avison MB. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.02412-20 | 2021 | | |
| Metabolism | Crystal structures of VIM-1 complexes explain active site heterogeneity in VIM-class metallo-beta-lactamases. | Salimraj R, Hinchliffe P, Kosmopoulou M, Tyrrell JM, Brem J, van Berkel SS, Verma A, Owens RJ, McDonough MA, Walsh TR, Schofield CJ, Spencer J. | FEBS J | 10.1111/febs.14695 | 2019 | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae-bacteriophage combination from the caecal effluent of a healthy woman. | Hoyles L, Murphy J, Neve H, Heller KJ, Turton JF, Mahony J, Sanderson JD, Hudspith B, Gibson GR, McCartney AL, van Sinderen D. | PeerJ | 10.7717/peerj.1061 | 2015 | | |
| Enzymology | A New Micromonospora Strain with Antibiotic Activity Isolated from the Microbiome of a Mid-Atlantic Deep-Sea Sponge. | Back CR, Stennett HL, Williams SE, Wang L, Ojeda Gomez J, Abdulle OM, Duffy T, Neal C, Mantell J, Jepson MA, Hendry KR, Powell D, Stach JEM, Essex-Lopresti AE, Willis CL, Curnow P, Race PR. | Mar Drugs | 10.3390/md19020105 | 2021 | |
| Metabolism | Structural basis of metallo-beta-lactamase, serine-beta-lactamase and penicillin-binding protein inhibition by cyclic boronates. | Brem J, Cain R, Cahill S, McDonough MA, Clifton IJ, Jimenez-Castellanos JC, Avison MB, Spencer J, Fishwick CW, Schofield CJ. | Nat Commun | 10.1038/ncomms12406 | 2016 | |
| Structure of the O-specific polysaccharide chain of Klebsiella pneumoniae O1K2 (NCTC 5055) lipopolysaccharide. A complementary elucidation. | Kol O, Wieruszeski JM, Strecker G, Fournet B, Zalisz R, Smets P. | Carbohydr Res | 10.1016/0008-6215(92)85028-x | 1992 | | |
| Enzymology | Separation by high-performance liquid chromatography of oligosaccharides obtained after mild acid hydrolysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae O1K2 (NCTC 5055) lipopolysaccharides. | Kol O, Montreuil J, Fournet B, Zalisz R, Smets P. | J Chromatogr | 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)93943-3 | 1989 | |
| Cicada-inspired cell-instructive nanopatterned arrays. | Diu T, Faruqui N, Sjostrom T, Lamarre B, Jenkinson HF, Su B, Ryadnov MG. | Sci Rep | 10.1038/srep07122 | 2014 | | |
| The role of the O and K antigens in determining the resistance of Klebsiella aerogenes to serum killing and phagocytosis. | Williams P, Lambert PA, Brown MR, Jones RJ. | J Gen Microbiol | 10.1099/00221287-129-7-2181 | 1983 | | |
| Metabolism | Galactofuranose metabolism: a potential target for antimicrobial chemotherapy. | Pedersen LL, Turco SJ. | Cell Mol Life Sci | 10.1007/s000180300021 | 2003 | |
| A murine monoclonal antibody defines a unique epitope shared by Klebsiella lipopolysaccharides. | Trautmann M, Vogt K, Hammack C, Cross AS. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.62.4.1282-1288.1994 | 1994 | | |
| Metabolism | Role of Rfe and RfbF in the initiation of biosynthesis of D-galactan I, the lipopolysaccharide O antigen from Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype O1. | Clarke BR, Bronner D, Keenleyside WJ, Severn WB, Richards JC, Whitfield C. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.177.19.5411-5418.1995 | 1995 | |
| Pathogenicity | The rapid spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. | Potter RF, D'Souza AW, Dantas G. | Drug Resist Updat | 10.1016/j.drup.2016.09.002 | 2016 | |
| Molecular cloning of the rfb region of Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype O1:K20: the rfb gene cluster is responsible for synthesis of the D-galactan I O polysaccharide. | Clarke BR, Whitfield C. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.174.14.4614-4621.1992 | 1992 | | |
| Murine monoclonal antibodies to Klebsiella pneumoniae protect against lethal endotoxemia and experimental infection with capsulated K. pneumoniae. | Mandine E, Salles MF, Zalisz R, Guenounou M, Smets P. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.58.9.2828-2833.1990 | 1990 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Effect of subinhibitory concentrations of cephalosporins on surface properties and siderophore production in iron-depleted Klebsiella pneumoniae. | Kadurugamuwa JL, Anwar H, Brown MR, Zak O. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.27.2.220 | 1985 | |
| Enzymology | Klebsiella and Enterobacter organisms isolated from horses. | Platt H, Atherton JG, Orskov I. | J Hyg (Lond) | 10.1017/s0022172400055789 | 1976 | |
| Structural analysis of the O-antigen side chain polysaccharides in the lipopolysaccharides of Klebsiella serotypes O2(2a), O2(2a,2b), and O2(2a,2c). | Whitfield C, Perry MB, MacLean LL, Yu SH. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.174.15.4913-4919.1992 | 1992 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Differential Th17 response induced by the two clades of the pandemic ST258 Klebsiella pneumoniae clonal lineages producing KPC-type carbapenemase. | Clemente AM, Castronovo G, Antonelli A, D'Andrea MM, Tanturli M, Perissi E, Paccosi S, Parenti A, Cozzolino F, Rossolini GM, Torcia MG | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0178847 | 2017 | |
| Immunoprotective potential of polysaccharide-tetanus toxoid conjugate in Klebsiella pneumoniae induced lobar pneumonia in rats. | Chhibber S, Rani M, Vanashree Y | Indian J Exp Biol | 2005 | | ||
| Pathogenicity | Structure of the O-polysaccharide from the LPS of a Hafnia alvei strain isolated from a patient with suspect yersinosis. | Karlsson C, Jansson PE, Wollin R | Carbohydr Res | 10.1016/s0008-6215(97)00045-1 | 1997 | |
| Genetics | Structure of the O-specific polysaccharide chain from Klebsiella pneumoniae O1K2 (NCTC 5055) lipopolysaccharide. | Kol O, Wieruszeski JM, Strecker G, Montreuil J, Fournet B, Zalisz R, Smets P | Carbohydr Res | 10.1016/0008-6215(91)84122-u | 1991 | |
| Enzymology | Purification of the lipopolysaccharide fraction from Klebsiella pneumoniae O1 K2 by high-performance liquid chromatography. | Kol O, Montreuil J, Fournet B, Zalisz R, Smets P | J Chromatogr | 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)94065-8 | 1987 | |
| Genetics | Discovery and biosynthetic assessment of 'Streptomyces ortus' sp. nov. isolated from a deep-sea sponge. | Williams SE, Back CR, Best E, Mantell J, Stach JEM, Williams TA, Race PR, Curnow P. | Microb Genom | 10.1099/mgen.0.000996 | 2023 | |
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