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Noun: Serratia marcescens
  1. 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

Type of: bacteria species

Part of: genus Serratia, Serratia

Encyclopedia: Serratia marcescens

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serranid fish
Serranidae
Serranus
Serranus subligarius
Serrasalmus
serrate
serrate leaf
serrated
serrated wrack
Serratia
Serratia marcescens
serration
Serratula
Serratula tinctoria
serratus
serratus anterior
serratus magnus
serratus muscles
serratus posterior
serratus posterior inferior
serratus posterior superior