Serratia marcescens/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Serratia marcescens.

Pathogenic gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium in the family Enterobacteriaceae, involved in nosocomial infections, particularly catheter-associated bacteremia, urinary tract infections and wound infections.