Indian journal of medical microbiology
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Raoultella is a Gram-negative bacteria, which commonly occur in the natural environment such as water, soil and on plants. In recent years, Raoultella spp. gained more interest. There is also an increasing number of publications describing mainly clinical cases involving these bacteria. Identification of Raoultella spp. is difficult due to a phylogenetic relationship with Klebsiella spp. ⋯ It was established that MALDI-TOF MS method is reliable in identifying genus Raoultella.