Klebsiella oxytoca

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Klebsiella oxytoca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Klebsiella
Species: K. oxytoca
Binomial name
Klebsiella oxytoca
(Flügge 1886)
Lautrop 1956

Klebsiella oxytoca is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is closely related to K. pneumoniae, from which it is distinguished by being indole-positive; it also has slightly different growth characteristics in that it is able to grow on melezitose, but not 3-hydroxybutyrate.

Industrial uses

K. oxytoca has shown promise in industrial ethanol fuel production.[1]

References

  1. Dien B, Cotta M, Jeffries T (2003). "Bacteria engineered for fuel ethanol production: current status". Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 63 (3): 258–66. PMID 13680206.


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