Bacterium
serratia
[ suh-rey-shuh, -shee-uh, -rah-tee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Enterobacteriaceae
Definitions related to serratia:
  • A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs in the natural environment (soil, water, and plant surfaces) or as an opportunistic human pathogen.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A genus of small motile peritrichous bacteria in the Enterobacteriacaea family consisting of Gram-negative rods.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Serratia genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped bacteria that occurs in the natural environment (soil, water, and plant surfaces) or as an opportunistic human pathogen.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Serratia species are opportunistic gram-negative bacteria classified in the tribe Klebsielleae and the large family Enterobacteriaceae. Serratia are widespread in the environment, but are not a common component of the human fecal flora.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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