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SERRATIA MARCESCENS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Serratia marcescens" is a kind of...):
bacteria species (a species of bacteria)
Holonyms ("Serratia marcescens" is a member of...):
genus Serratia; Serratia (a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod)
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