Serratia marcescens

Serratia marcescens
the species most frequently isolated from human infections, divided into a number of biogroups on the basis of pigmentation and physiological and nutritional characteristics; it is an opportunistic pathogen, causing nosocomial bacteremia, endocarditis, and pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. See also Serratia pneumonia, under pneumonia.

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