Is Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae closely related? Do both of them produce green sheen color on EMB agar? A strain doubted to be E. coli identified as K. pneumoniae even after performing all the biochemical tests. Complete genome comparison of identified strain shows 99% identity with E. coli but in BLAST results it shows as K. pneumoniae with no listed E. coli as identity. Any literature to support this?
Shaimaa Al-salihy
hello Amrah,
there's a big difference between the two genera, you can distinguish between them by doing the biochemical tests (IMViC , urease) and motility
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Alaa AbdulAziz Abed
E. coli non capsulated, motile,imvic ++--, macConkey / rosepink
K. pneumoniae capsulated non motile , imvic --++, macConkey / mucoid rosepink
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