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SERRATIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod

Synonyms:

genus Serratia; Serratia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Serratia" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "Serratia"):

Serratia marcescens (the type species of the genus Serratia; a species found in water and soil and milk and foods and insects; can cause infections of the endocardium and blood and wounds and urinary tract and respiratory tract; has been tested as a bioweapon)

Holonyms ("Serratia" is a member of...):

Enterobacteriaceae; family Enterobacteriaceae (a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales)

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