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SERRATIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod
Synonyms:
genus Serratia; Serratia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Serratia" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "Serratia"):
Serratia marcescens (the type species of the genus Serratia; a species found in water and soil and milk and foods and insects; can cause infections of the endocardium and blood and wounds and urinary tract and respiratory tract; has been tested as a bioweapon)
Holonyms ("Serratia" is a member of...):
Enterobacteriaceae; family Enterobacteriaceae (a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales)
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