Klebsiella pneumoniae | Bacteria

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K. pneumoniae is usually a harmless resident of the gastrointestinal tract. Unfortunately, due to its hardiness it has been more frequently implicated in serious infections. K. pneumoniae does not actively attack the body, instead it it is exceptionally skilled at evading and surviving the immune system. Depending on its genes it can also be resistant against a broad spectrum of antibiotics. Thus, an infection with K. pneuomiae outside of the intestinal tract can become a serious threat to both immuneocompromised and healthy individuals. In mice, it was show that K. pneumoniae and P. mirabilis together can also cause colitis.