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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods > Enterobacteriaceae > Serratia > Serratia marcescens
... > Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Gammaproteobacteria > Enterobacteriaceae > Serratia > Serratia marcescens

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Serratia marcescens  

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Note

  • in water, soil, dairy products, insects; do not use /blood-csf-urine; opportunistic; infection: coord IM with SERRATIA INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in soil, water, food, and clinical specimens. It is a prominent opportunistic pathogen for hospitalized patients.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012706

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