Bacterium
serratia marcescens
Subclass of:
Serratia
Definitions related to serratia marcescens:
  • A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in soil, water, food, and clinical specimens. It is a prominent opportunistic pathogen for hospitalized patients.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A species of motile, Gram-negative enterobacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria, differentiated from other Gram-negative bacteria by its ability to perform casein hydrolysis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Serratia marcescens.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species of gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped bacteria found in soil, water, food, and clinical specimens; it is a prominent opportunistic pathogen for hospitalized patients.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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