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* In [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]]
===Overview===
*Found in the soil and environment
*Found in the gut
*Usually opportunistic pathogens
===Characteristics===
*Lactose fermentors
*Possess large capsules causing colonies to be large and mucoid
*Certain capsule types associated with metritis in mares
*Wide spectrum of antibiotic resistance
===Clinical infections===
*''Klebsiella pneumoniae'' isolated in most cases of ''Klebsiella'' infection
*Coliform mastitis in cows
*Associated with wood products used for bedding for cattle - implicated as cause of mastitis
*Endometritis, cervitis and mastitis in mares, causing infertility and abortion
*Pneumonia in calves and foals
*Urinary tract infections in dogs
*Septicaemia and pneumonia in dogs
*Wound infections
*In [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|osteomyelitis]]