Serratia

[ suh-rey-shuh, -shee-uh, -rah-tee-uh ]

noun

, Bacteriology.

1. a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Serratia¹

< New Latin, named after Serafino Serrati, 19th-century Italian industrialist; -a ²

Example Sentences

The insects died after this color appeared and practically pure cultures of Serratia were recovered from the reddened areas.

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Neostylopyga rhombifolia Bacterium: Serratia marcescens, p. 117.

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Pycnoscelus surinamensis Bacterium: Serratia marcescens, p. 117.

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