Serratia
[ suh-rey-shuh, -shee-uh, -rah-tee-uh ]
/ səˈreɪ ʃə, -ʃi ə, -ˈrɑ ti ə /
noun Bacteriology.
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
Origin of Serratia
< New Latin, named after Serafino
Serrati, 19th-century Italian industrialist; see
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Example sentences from the Web for serratia
Neostylopyga rhombifolia Bacterium: Serratia marcescens, p. 117.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches |Louis M. RothThe insects died after this color appeared and practically pure cultures of Serratia were recovered from the reddened areas.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches |Louis M. RothPycnoscelus surinamensis Bacterium: Serratia marcescens, p. 117.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches |Louis M. Roth