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Serratia
marcescens
| Genomic
sources for restriction enzymes (at this website): |
SmaI |
| Respiration: |
Facultative anaerobe |
| Taxonomy: |
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacteriales;
Enterobacteriaceae; Serratia |
| Industrial
implications: |
Serratia marcescens is one of the most effective
bacteria for degradation of chitin. |
| Misc.: |
Serratia marcescens ia capable of producing a
pigment called prodigiosin, which ranges in color from
dark red to pale pink. |
| Human
health: |
| Serratia marcescens
is an opportunistic pathogen. Until the 1950s, this bacterium
generally was considered a harmless saprophyte and was
prior to that used by the government to study dispersal
patterns of bacteria sprayed into the air. |
Disclaimer: This information is presented as
interesting bits of information is not meant for any other purpose!
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