Serratia Definition

sĕ-rāshē-ə, -shə
noun
Any of various red, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Serratia, especially S. marcescens, that are found in the intestinal tract, are resistant to many antibiotics, and cause nosocomial and opportunistic infections such as wound infections and pneumonia as well as disease in coral reefs.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • genus Serratia

Origin of Serratia

  • New Latin Serratia genus name after Serafino Serrati Italian physicist who developed an early steamboat engine and operated the first steamboat on the Arno in 1787

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Serratia Sentence Examples

  • In this article we report the creation of in-frame deletions or insertions in every biosynthetic gene in the cluster from Serratia sp.

  • It is isolated from the micro-organism, Serratia E15, an enzyme that is naturally present in the silkworm intestine.

  • Other examples of enterobacteria are species of Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia, Proteus, and Yersinia.

  • Enterobacter and Serratia can cause bacterial infection of the blood (bacteremia), particularly in patients with weakened immune systems.

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SSESER

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