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    SERRATIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    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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