Serratia marcescens (CIP 67.55, Censters)

Name: Serratia marcescens (CIP 67.55, Censters)
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BacDive ID 137509

Type strain

Strain Designation Censters

Culture col. no. CIP 67.55 Censters

NCBI tax ID(s) 615

Special Collections CIP

History CIP <- 1967, Lab. Ident. Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France <- Marion, Evreux, France: strain Censters

Serratia marcescens Censters is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-negative, motile bacterium of the family Yersiniaceae.

Gram-negative motile rod-shaped facultative anaerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

Culture Collection Numbers

CIP 67.55 Censters

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:32:54

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Enterobacterales

Family Yersiniaceae

Genus Serratia

Species Serratia marcescens

Full scientific name Serratia marcescens Bizio 1823 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (1)

Serratia marcescens subsp. sakuensis

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Serratia marcescens** (101)	Type strain
5165	S. marcescens BS 303, 504, DSM 30121, ATCC 13880, CCM 303, ... (type strain)
5136	S. marcescens DSM 1608
5137	S. marcescens DSM 1636, ATCC 14756, CCUG 46356, CIP 103716, ...
5138	S. marcescens 62-1, DSM 48, CCM 846
5139	S. marcescens HY, W225, DSM 12481
5140	S. marcescens W319, DSM 12482
5141	S. marcescens CN, W246, DSM 12483
5142	S. marcescens EQ, W247, DSM 12484
5143	S. marcescens W1128, DSM 12485
5144	S. marcescens Sma, W1659, DSM 12486
5145	S. marcescens SM-6-F'lac+, W838, SM-6-F'lac⁺, ...
5146	S. marcescens HY, DSM 14187
5147	S. marcescens WS 10207, DSM 30122
5148	S. marcescens 37, DSM 30124
5149	S. marcescens 296, 5751, DSM 30126
100067	S. marcescens STI08016(IMET), IMET 8016
23961	S. marcescens LH165, DSM 28921
23968	S. marcescens DSM 46342, ATCC 27117, IMET 11379
23969	S. marcescens DSM 50904, ATCC 15365, ICPB 2031
131011	S. marcescens Mm3, DSM 26061
131927	S. marcescens PH1a, DSM 103302
134390	S. marcescens CIP 107243, CDC 4444-60
134902	S. marcescens 710-86, CIP 102728
135226	S. marcescens CIP 107235, CDC 862-57
135649	S. marcescens Kol, CIP A170
135654	S. marcescens Boquet, CIP A174
135728	S. marcescens CIP 107237, CDC 1604-55
136275	S. marcescens S6, CIP 104117
136413	S. marcescens S008/93, CIP 105471
136528	S. marcescens 296, CIP 106472
136640	S. marcescens P12, CIP 107253
137060	S. marcescens CIP 53.90, ATCC 274, ATCC 8412, ATCC 10759, ...
137178	S. marcescens JF246, CIP 105661, NCTC 50151
137261	S. marcescens 116-175, CIP 104221, ATCC 8100, CCUG 33063
138185	S. marcescens S1254, CIP 105188
138472	S. marcescens Micoulaud, CIP 53.106
138926	S. marcescens Vosges, CIP A173
138927	S. marcescens Tobri, CIP A176
138928	S. marcescens crachats, CIP A177
139081	S. marcescens CIP 53.86, ATCC 990
139127	S. marcescens HY, CIP 53.100, ATCC 8195
139473	S. marcescens 8K, CIP 103959, ATCC 14041, NRRL B-1481
139678	S. marcescens CIP 58.14
141172	S. marcescens CCUG 6
141182	S. marcescens CCUG 32
141208	S. marcescens CCUG 190
141279	S. marcescens CCUG 561
141954	S. marcescens CCUG 8722
142671	S. marcescens CCUG 13685
143400	S. marcescens CCUG 18909
143467	S. marcescens CCUG 19424
143852	S. marcescens CCUG 21562
143968	S. marcescens CCUG 22139
144516	S. marcescens CCUG 25444
145513	S. marcescens CCUG 28717
145951	S. marcescens CCUG 29947
146200	S. marcescens CCUG 30579
147247	S. marcescens CCUG 33189
147675	S. marcescens CCUG 33988, NCTC 11935
152028	S. marcescens CCUG 45588
152032	S. marcescens CCUG 45613
152033	S. marcescens CCUG 45614
152039	S. marcescens CCUG 45620
152043	S. marcescens CCUG 45627
155137	S. marcescens CCUG 56562 A
155143	S. marcescens CCUG 56579
155149	S. marcescens CCUG 56606
155206	S. marcescens CCUG 56909
155228	S. marcescens CCUG 57001
155520	S. marcescens CCUG 57966
155645	S. marcescens CCUG 58589
155672	S. marcescens CCUG 58875
155681	S. marcescens CCUG 58980
156010	S. marcescens CCUG 60036
156119	S. marcescens CCUG 60453
156368	S. marcescens CCUG 61322
156437	S. marcescens CCUG 61728
156580	S. marcescens CCUG 63016
156591	S. marcescens CCUG 63177 B
156593	S. marcescens CCUG 63227
156821	S. marcescens CCUG 65681
156822	S. marcescens CCUG 65682
156888	S. marcescens CCUG 66351
161565	S. marcescens JCM 15057
161999	S. marcescens JCM 17283
162691	S. marcescens JCM 20012, IAM 1022
162715	S. marcescens JCM 20052, IAM 1104
162716	S. marcescens JCM 20053, ATCC 21639, IAM 1105
162726	S. marcescens JCM 20070, IAM 1136
162734	S. marcescens JCM 20081, ATCC 14225, IAM 1161
162735	S. marcescens JCM 20082, IAM 1162
162744	S. marcescens JCM 20091, IAM 1184
162754	S. marcescens JCM 20104, IAM 1205
162764	S. marcescens JCM 20115, ATCC 14226, IAM 1223
162771	S. marcescens JCM 20124, IAM 1240, IFO 3052, NBRC 3052
162922	S. marcescens JCM 20434, ATCC 17991, IAM 12143, NRRL B-486
162950	S. marcescens JCM 20508, ATCC 6911, IAM 12352, NCTC 2165
162951	S. marcescens JCM 20513, IAM 12359
165808	S. marcescens JCM 8536, ATCC 14223
173163	S. marcescens U11, CRBIP19.328
174641	S. marcescens LVF3, DSM 112280

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
38044	negative	rod-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Composition	Medium link
38044	MEDIUM 3 - Columbia agar	Columbia agar (39.000 g);distilled water (1000.000 ml)
38044	CIP Medium 3		Medium recipe at CIP
38044	CIP Medium 72		Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
38044	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

38044

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17754 ChEBI	glycerol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
38044	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
38044	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371		Potassium 5-ketogluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
38044	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
68382	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
38044	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	+		from API zym
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
38044	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
38044	urease	-	3.5.1.5
68382	valine arylamidase	+		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
38044	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
38044	not determinedn.d.	+	-	+/-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+/-	+	-	+/-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
38044		Evreux	France	FRA	Europe
38044	Urine	Evreux	France	FRA	Europe	1967

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
38044	1	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Enzymology	Quantification of bacterial groups within human fecal flora by oligonucleotide probe hybridization.	Sghir A, Gramet G, Suau A, Rochet V, Pochart P, Dore J.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.66.5.2263-2266.2000	2000

References

#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#38044	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 67.55
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .

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Serratia marcescens (CIP 67.55, Censters)

Name and taxonomic classification

Culture Collection Numbers

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Enzymes

API zym

API 50CHac

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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