serratia marcescens

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   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

   Broaderbacteria species

   Part ofgenus Serratia

Questions about serratia marcescens

What does serratia marcescens mean?

serratia marcescens means "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".

Is serratia marcescens a common word?

serratia marcescens is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.