Tags: Bacteria.
The genus Raoultella is composed of Gram-negative oxidase-negative aerobic nonmotile capsulated facultatively anaerobic rods (formerly designated Klebsiella) in the family Enterobacteriaceae. It is named after the French bacteriologist Didier Raoult.Members of genus Raoultella grow at 10°C consistent with their recovery from plants soil and water whereas members of Klebsiella (Klebsiella oxytoca is an exception and a proposal to classify K.