NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned
to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is nonmotile, oxidase and indole negative,
and does not ferment adonitol. K. variicola is most commonly isolated from plants
but may be an opportunistic pathogen in humans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Klebsiella variicola.;