BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to investigate and control an outbreak and identify risk factors for colonization and infection with Serratia marcescens in two departments in Tartu University Hospital. METHODS The retrospective case-control study was conducted from July 2005 to December 2006. Molecular typing by pulsed field gel electrophoresis was used to confirm the relatedness of Serra...

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 Endophytic bacteria have several advantages, including controlling plant pathogens and increasing growth. As a biological control, endophytic can suppress the development of pathogenic fungi. This study aimed to obtain consortium that inhibit growth C. oryzae. The used Completely Randomized Design (CRD) for studying ability using eight isolates: Bacillus sp HI, SJI, B. cereus P14, Se07,...

Six bacteria (Bacillus velezensis 13, Bacillus subtillis 42, Pseudomonas fluorescens E221, Poae EE12, Rahnella sp. EM1, and Serratia EM2) isolated from the soil litter of Mexican oak forests were characterized by identifying their ability to acquire phosphorus different sources, analyzed for biocontrol capabilities against two phytopathogenic fungi, finally tested stimulate germination maize se...

From time to time, large volumes of bacteria may be required for purposes such as the isolation and identification of cellular components of metabolic products. Frequently a large quantity of one particular lot of cells is necessary so that enough replicates of an experiment may be performed to ensure a statistically valid result. For many reasons, replicate experiments may extend over consider...

Serratia spp. are gammaproteobacteria and members of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Here, we announce the genome sequence of Serratia plymuthica strain V4, which produces the siderophore serratiochelin and antimicrobial compounds.

BACKGROUND Phlebotomine sand flies are the vectors of the leishmaniases, parasitic diseases caused by Leishmania spp. Little is known about the prevalence and diversity of sand fly microflora colonizing the midgut or the cuticle. Particularly, there is little information on the fungal diversity. This information is important for development of vector control strategies. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL ...

Endophthalmitis is a potential vision-threatening complication following surgical procedures (postoperative endophthalmitis [POE]), trauma (posttraumatic endophthalmitis [PTE]), and bacteremic seeding of the eye from a distant infection site (endogenous endophthalmitis [EE]). Several studies have revealed the polybacterial characteristics of endophthalmitis, which make the administration of ant...

Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis in infants is uncommon. We recently examined and treated an infant who presented with pink hypopyon which followed a Serratia marcescens septicaemia. Culture of the aspirate from the anterior chamber showed no red blood cells, and grew Serratia marcescens, which was also isolated from the tip of the child's umbilical artery catheter. The presence of a pink h...