The culture and biochemical features of 10 non-chromogenic variants of S. marcescens isolated from clinical sources are reported. Autoagglutination titres were significantly high in sera from those patients in whom Serratia bacilli appeared to contribute to the illness. Since the taxonomic stature of the Serratia bacilli is not clear it might be better to limit the identification of this group ...

objective(s):   the production of nano-hydroxyapatite by two encapsulated bacterial strains was the goal of current research.  materials and methods:   serratia marcscens atcc 14756 and pseudomonas aeruginosa ptcc 1570 were used by two methods including encapsulated form in 2% (w/v) alginate sodium powder and inoculated form (10%) in nutrient broth medium containing alginate sodium blank beads....

The antibiogram of pigmented 08 and nonpigmented Bizio strains of Serratia marcescens was determined. Their lipid content was also analyzed.

G. Ehlert, K. Taraz, and H. Budzikiewicz Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität zu Köln, Greinstraße 4, D-50939 Köln, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Z. Naturforsch. 49c, 11-17 (1994); received October ll/December 20,1993 Catecholate Siderophore, Serratiochelin, Chrysobactin, Structure Elucidation, Serratia marcescens The catecholate siderophore serratiochelin isolated from an iron deficient...

Serratia marcescens NJ01, a Gram-negative bacterium, can infect tomato leaves and cause chlorosis wilting. The present study evaluated the quorum sensing (QS) biofilm inhibitory effects of ...

Serratia marcescens is an important opportunistic pathogen combining a propensity for healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance. Outbreaks are frequently reported in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs).

Serratia marcescens is one of the most effective bacteria for degradation of chitin, a 1,4-β-linked polymer of N-acetyl-β-Dglucosamine (GlcNAc). Chitinolysis by S. marcescens involves at least four enzymes and a chitin-binding protein. Studies of the enzymology and the structures of the enzymes provide insight in how a natural set of chitinolytic enzymes may be built up. S. marcescens chitinase...

A case of Serratia marcescens meningitis in a 66-year-old man is reported. The infection occurred 4 weeks after apparently successful otic surgery, and a nidus of infection in the middle ear was established at autopsy. This is the second case of S. marcescens meningitis following ear surgery reported in the English-language literature.

Enhancement of pigment production potential Serratia marcescens (GBB151) through mutation and random amplified polymorphic deoxyribonucleic acid analysis its mutantsCecilia Nireti Fakorede, Babamotemi Oluwasola Itakorode, Olu Odeyemi, Gbolahan Babalola