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

The formation of spinal epidural abscess following acupuncture is very rare. We herein report the case of a 54-year-old woman who presented with progressive low back pain and fever with a root sign. She underwent surgical decompression, with an immediate improvement of the low back pain. A culture of the epidural abscess grew Serratia marcescens. One year postoperatively, magnetic resonance ima...

The chloroform extract of Ferula persica var. persica roots was found to inhibit red pigment production of Serratia marcescens. A bioguided fractionation study by preparative thin layer chromatography (PTLC) detected a fraction (Rf = 0.71, petroleum ether/EtOAc, 2:1 v/v), which was effective on depigmentation of Serratia marcescens. Using conventional spectroscopy methods, the active fraction w...

ABSTRACT A serious vine decline of cucurbits known as cucurbit yellow vine disease (CYVD) is caused by rod-shaped bacteria that colonize the phloem elements. Sequence analysis of a CYVD-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified 16S rDNA product showed the microbe to be a gamma-proteobacterium related to the genus Serratia. To identify and characterize the bacteria, one strain each from...