Serratia marcescens CN is a mesophilic human pathogen of the family Yersiniaceae.
mesophilic human pathogen| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2025-12-16 09:48:00 |
| Domain Pseudomonadati |
| 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) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4737 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4737 | positive | growth | 30 | mesophilic |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | + | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | + | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | + | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | cytochrome oxidase | - | 1.9.3.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | gelatinase | - | from API 20E | |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | + | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | + | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20E |
| @ref | ONPG | ADH (Arg) | LDC (Lys) | ODC | CIT | H2S productionH2S | URE | TDA (Trp) | IND | Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP | GEL | GLU | MAN | INO | Sor | RHA | SAC | MEL | AMY | ARA | OX | Nitrite productionNO2 | Reduction to N2N2 | MotilityMOB | Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC | OF-O | OF-F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4737 | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | - | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolism | Microbial Reduction of Fumonisin B1 by the New Isolate Serratia marcescens 329-2. | Keawmanee P, Rattanakreetakul C, Pongpisutta R. | Toxins (Basel) | 10.3390/toxins13090638 | 2021 | |
How to citeIf you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive5141.20251217.10
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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