Klebsiella pneumoniae cifa_HP1 Transcriptome or Gene expression

Klebsiella pneumoniae is known as a resident of the intestinal track in about 40% of man and animals. It is considered to be an opportunistic human pathogen meaning that under certain conditions it may cause disease. Klebsiella pneumoniae is also well known in the environment and can be cultured from soil, water and vegetables. As a general rule, Klebsiella infections tend to occur in people with a weakened immune system. Many of these infections are obtained when a person is in the hospital for some other reason. The most common infection caused by Klebsiella bacteria outside the hospital is pneumonia. Klebsiella pneumonia tends to affect people with underlying diseases, such as alcoholism, diabetes and chronic lung disease. Classically, Klebsiella pneumonia causes a severe, rapid-onset illness that often causes areas of destruction in the lung.