This genus is always associated with disease. It is usually subject to aggressive antibiotic treatment.  It appears to be present is some 20-30% of CFS patient’s uBiome seen so far.

For updated information see Microbiome Prescription

DataPunk.Net Data

“Enterobacteriaceae like Kluyvera are not very friendly and tend to thrive in the inflamed gut. ”

INHIBITED BY

• L-Phenylalanine
• Pomegranate ellagitannins

ENHANCED BY

• Aspartame
• L-Serine
• L-Proline
• L-Glutamic acid

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

• Spectinomycin
• Streptomycin
• Monobactam
• Cephalosporin
• Penicillin
• Ceftazidime

PubMed Data

There are 230+ studies on PubMed — this is just from a select sampling.

Disease

Diet

• Ineffectual: Lemongrass, Artemesia vulgaris  (wormwood), Nutmeg oil, Selinum wallichianum Essential oil (or) Milk Parsley [2015]
• study which shows that oil of Mexican oregano works against kluyvera cryocrescens. the active ingredient of Mexican oregano and common oregano are the same, carvacrol. From a reader, Study

Prebiotics

Probiotics

Antibiotics

• “. Successful treatment options include third-generation cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, betalactams with beta-lactamase inhibitors and carbapenems. ” [2015]
• “In contrast, the resistance to ampicillin, extended-spectrum penicillins, and first- and second-generation cephalosporins is significant. Kluyvera is a potentially virulent pathogen that deserves aggressive treatment designed with an awareness of the organism’s antimicrobial resistance patterns.” [2001]

Bottom Line

This is a tough genus to reduce without using antibiotics. No known probiotics impacts it.

Avoid

• Aspartame (Nutrasweet)
• L-Serine
• L-Proline
• L-Glutamic acid ( monosodium glutamate – MSG) and possibly gluten

Take

• L-Phenylalanine (Good sources of phenylalanine are eggs, chicken, liver, beef, milk, and soybeans.[5])
• Pomegranate ellagitannins
• Oregano (Mexican or common)