Bacterial Capsule - Mnemonic

Mnemonic

A common mnemonic used to remember some encapsulated pathogens is:

"Even Some Super Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules"

Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Salmonella, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Neisseria meningitidis, and the yeast Cryptococcus neoformans.

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