SERRATIA MARCESCENS

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

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

bacteria species (a species of bacteria)

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

genus Serratia; Serratia (a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod)

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