serratia

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1. a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bacteria genus,
definition	:	a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	serratia marcescens,
definition	:	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 (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	enterobacteriaceae, family enterobacteriaceae,
definition	:	a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales (noun.animal)