Serratia ureilytica (DSM 16952, CCUG 50595, LMG 22860)

Name: Serratia ureilytica (DSM 16952, CCUG 50595, LMG 22860)
Creator: BacDive
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BacDive ID 5166

Type strain

Culture col. no. DSM 16952 CCUG 50595 LMG 22860 NIVA NiVa51 JCM 16474 5 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 300181

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP Literature strains

History <- R. Chakraborty, Univ. North Bengal; NiVa51 B. Bhadra Niva 51. CIP <- 2005, CCUG <- 2005, B. Bhadra, North Bengal Univ., Siliguri, India: strain NiVa 51

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Serratia ureilytica DSM 16952 is an aerobe, Gram-negative, motile prokaryote that was isolated from water from Torsa River.

Gram-negative motile rod-shaped aerobe genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 136003

LMG 22860,CCUG 50595,DSM 16952,CIP 108937,CCM 7336,BCRC 17594,CCRC 17594,JCM 16474,CCUG 55856

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:18:54

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Enterobacterales

Family Yersiniaceae

Genus Serratia

Species Serratia ureilytica

Full scientific name Serratia ureilytica Bhadra et al. 2005

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Serratia ureilytica** (8)	Type strain
134384	S. ureilytica CIP 107236, CDC 843-57
134637	S. ureilytica CIP 107231, CDC 868-57
135727	S. ureilytica CIP 107230, CDC 866-57
136638	S. ureilytica CDC863-57, CIP 107232
136639	S. ureilytica CIP 107233, CDC 864-57
138878	S. ureilytica R156, CIP 60.93
139671	S. ureilytica CIP 107234, CDC 867-57
174277	S. ureilytica CIMB 04-8925, CRBIP17.139

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell length	Cell width	Cell shape	Confidence
31489	negative	0.9 µm	0.85 µm	rod-shaped
123743	negative			rod-shaped
125439	negative				99.7
125438	negative				100

Colony morphology

123743

Hemolysis ability1

Pigmentation

31489

Productionno

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
33270	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
123743	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP
6664	CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
6664	positive	growth	37
31489	positive	growth	08-43
31489	positive	optimum	25.5	mesophilic
33270	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	37	mesophilic

Culture pH

@ref	Ability	Type	PH	PH range
31489	positive	optimum	8
31489	positive	growth	05-11	alkaliphile

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
31489	aerobe
123743	facultative anaerobe
125439	aerobe	94.9

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
31489
125439		99.3

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
31489	NaCl	positive	growth	0-1.4 %
31489	NaCl	positive	optimum	0.7 %

Observation

31489

Observationaggregates in clumps

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
31489	18240 ChEBI	4-hydroxy-L-proline	+	carbon source
31489	30089 ChEBI	acetate	+	carbon source
31489	16449 ChEBI	alanine	+	carbon source
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
31489	29016 ChEBI	arginine	+	carbon source
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	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
31489	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
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
31489	27570 ChEBI	histidine	+	carbon source
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
31489	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	carbon source
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	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
31489	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
123743	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	+	reduction
123743	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
31489	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	+	carbon source
31489	28044 ChEBI	phenylalanine	+	carbon source
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371		Potassium 5-ketogluconate	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
31489	26271 ChEBI	proline	+	carbon source
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
31489	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	+	carbon source
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
31489	17822 ChEBI	serine	+	carbon source
31489	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	+	carbon source
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
31489	30031 ChEBI	succinate	+	carbon source
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
31489	26986 ChEBI	threonine	+	carbon source
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
31489	18222 ChEBI	xylose	+	carbon source

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
123743	35581 ChEBI	indole

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
123743	alcohol dehydrogenase	-	1.1.1.1
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
31489	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
123743	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
123743	lysine decarboxylase	+	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
123743	ornithine decarboxylase	+	4.1.1.17
123743	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	+	3.4.21.4	from API zym
31489	urease	+	3.5.1.5
123743	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
123743	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-

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
123743	not determinedn.d.	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	+/-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Aquatic	#River (Creek)

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
6664	water from Torsa River	Jalpaiguri, West Bengal	India	IND	Asia
67770	Torsa River	northern West Bengal	India	IND	Asia
123743	Environment, Water, river	Torsa River, Hasimara, West Bengal	India	IND	Asia	2002

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence LC507943 (>99% sequence identity) for Serratia marcescens from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2336
Soil Samples	1270
Animal Samples	18103
Plant Samples	995
Total Samples	22704

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
6664	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
123743	1	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM3952367v1 assembly for Serratia ureilytica JCM 16474	scaffold	GCA_039523675		300181	71.22
67770	ASM1337515v1 assembly for Serratia ureilytica CCUG:50595	contig	GCA_013375155	300181.29	300181	70.61

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	Database	NCBI tax ID
31489	Serratia ureilytica 16S rRNA gene, type strain NiVa 51T	AJ854062	1505		300181
67770	Serratia ureilytica JCM 13046 gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence	LC507943	1464		300181

GC content

@ref	GC-content (mol%)	Method
31489	60
67770	60	high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Serratia ureilytica CCUG:50595
NCBI: GCA_013375155

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	99.30	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	89.30	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	99.70	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	aerobe	94.90	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Serratia ureilytica strain CCUG:50595
PATRIC: 300181.29

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	100.00	yes
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	97.65	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	88.92	yes
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	54.88	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	98.50	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	yes	77.99	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	Adaptive Strategies in a Poly-Extreme Environment: Differentiation of Vegetative Cells in Serratia ureilytica and Resistance to Extreme Conditions.	Filippidou S, Junier T, Wunderlin T, Kooli WM, Palmieri I, Al-Dourobi A, Molina V, Lienhard R, Spangenberg JE, Johnson SL, Chain PSG, Dorador C, Junier P.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2019.00102	2019
	Complete genome of a Serratia species isolated from PFAS-impacted soil.	Baker IR, Colston SM, Hervey WJ, Bird LJ.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00640-23	2023
	Type I Fimbriae Promote the Virulence of Serratia ureilytica Strains that Cause Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease While Impeding Biofilm Formation In Vitro.	Mphande K, LaSarre B, Gleason ML, Beattie GA.	Phytopathology	10.1094/phyto-05-25-0165-r	2025
	Bacteria that Cause Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease Fall Within the Serratia ureilytica Species of the S. marcescens Complex and Can Be Vectored by Cucumber Beetles.	Mphande K, LaSarre B, Paulsen AA, Hartung R, Badilla-Arias S, Gleason ML, Beattie GA.	Phytopathology	10.1094/phyto-10-24-0321-r	2025
	Microbiological Safety of Donor Human Milk: Comparing Culture-Based Methods for Enterobacterales Detection.	Dawczynski L, Leder NH, Trommer S, Kipp F, Stein C.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms13102259	2025
	Detection of a novel SME-6 Carbapenemase in Serratia ureilytica in Germany.	Kocer K, Gopel L, Gisch S, Tueffers L, Hauswaldt S, Rupp J, Boutin S, Nurjadi D.	J Antimicrob Chemother	10.1093/jac/dkaf121	2025
	Complete genome sequence of Serratia ureilytica KML.E1, a copper-tolerant strain isolated from a disused tungsten mine.	Leung KM, Wyatt GR, Lai GKK, Leung FCC, Griffin SDJ.	Microbiol Resour Announc	10.1128/mra.00379-24	2024
	Compatibility of Serratia ureylitica Su_YN1, Malaria Transmission-Blocking Bacterium, with the Anopheles aquasalis Vector.	Ferreira MADS, Martins ESDR, Katak RM, Campos KMM, Rocha EM, Roque RA, Lalwani PJ, Silva LA, Carmo EJD, de Andrade PP, Wang S, Moreira LA, Jacobs-Lorena M, Rios-Velasquez CM.	Trop Med Infect Dis	10.3390/tropicalmed10090249	2025
Phylogeny	In vitro Acaricidal Activity of Serratia Ureilytica Against the Dust Mite Tyrophagus Putrescentiae and Identification of Genes Related to Biocontrol.	Espinosa-Zaragoza S, Dominguez-Lievano A, Gomez-Gutierrez JA, Wong-Villarreal A, Aguilar-Marcelino L, Cerqueda-Garcia D, Rangel-Zaragoza JL, Sanzon-Gomez D, Mireles-Arriaga AI, Sachman-Ruiz B.	Curr Microbiol	10.1007/s00284-024-03728-3	2024
Genetics	Genome Sequence Resource of Serratia ureilytica HNU47: A Strain with Biocontrol Potential Against Bacterial Wilt Pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum.	Cao X, Ye Y, Li P.	Plant Dis	10.1094/pdis-06-22-1339-a	2023
	Beauveria bassiana keratitis - the first Hungarian case report.	Rak T, Hargitai R, Sonnevend A, Csutak A, Szalai E.	BMC Ophthalmol	10.1186/s12886-025-04493-y	2025
	Deciphering the complex interplay between gut microbiota and crop residue breakdown in forager and hive bees (Apis mellifera L.).	Rudra Gouda MN, Kumaranag KM, Ramakrishnan B, Subramanian S.	Curr Res Microb Sci	10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100233	2024
Genetics	Analyzing Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria from Wastewater in Pakistan Using Whole-Genome Sequencing.	Sattar F, Hu X, Saxena A, Mou K, Shen H, Ali H, Ghauri MA, Sarwar Y, Ali A, Li G.	Antibiotics (Basel)	10.3390/antibiotics13100937	2024
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	Understanding Serratia bockelmannii transmission during a neonatal intensive care unit outbreak: a combined genotyping and case-control study.	Jaakkola K, Fischer A, Piquart L, Cassier P, Dauwalder O, Picaud JC, Colomb-Cotinat M, Hays S, Rasigade JP, Dananche C.	Antimicrob Resist Infect Control	10.1186/s13756-025-01632-4	2025
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	Leishmania sand fly-transmission is disrupted by Delftia tsuruhatensis TC1 bacteria.	Cecilio P, Rogerio LA, D Serafim T, Tang K, Willen L, Iniguez E, Meneses C, Chaves LF, Zhang Y, Dos Santos Felix L, Huang W, Garcia Guizzo M, Castaneda-Casado P, Jacobs-Lorena M, Valenzuela JG, Rodrigues J, Oliveira F.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-025-58769-4	2025
	Comparative Gut Proteome of Nyssomyia umbratilis from Leishmaniasis Endemic and Non-Endemic Areas of Amazon Reveals Differences in Microbiota and Proteins Related to Immunity and Gut Function.	Tempone AJ, Spelta GI, Ramos de Almeida V, Giglioti DM, Costa EM, Mathias I, Vargas H, Lemos-Silva T, Ribeiro ACPDS, Marialva EF, Rios-Velasquez C, Batista M, Santos MDMD, Pessoa FAC, Traub-Cseko YM.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms13061304	2025
Genetics	A national outbreak of Serratia marcescens complex: investigation reveals genomic population structure but no source, Norway, June 2021 to February 2023.	Taxt AM, Eldholm V, Kols NI, Haugan MS, Raffelsberger N, Asfeldt AM, Ingebretsen A, Blomfeldt A, Kilhus KS, Lindemann PC, Bentele H, Stalcrantz J, Odeskaug LE, Berg TC, Norwegian Serratia study group.	Euro Surveill	10.2807/1560-7917.es.2025.30.5.2400291	2025
Enzymology	The main spoilage-related psychrotrophic bacteria in refrigerated raw milk.	Ribeiro Junior JC, de Oliveira AM, Silva FG, Tamanini R, de Oliveira ALM, Beloti V.	J Dairy Sci	10.3168/jds.2017-13069	2018
	The interaction of Serratia bacteria and harmonine in harlequin ladybird confers an interspecies competitive edge.	Zhang C, Zhou H, He K, Xiao Y, Chen M, Zuo Z, Shu R, Geng Y, Jin S, Mei Y, He B, Li F.	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A	10.1073/pnas.2417873121	2025
Genetics	Comprehensive genomic analysis of type VI secretion system diversity and associated proteins in Serratia.	Jiang L, Yi W, Zhao Y, Zhu N, Zhao D, Peng Z, Song L, Dong T, Jiang X, Liu D, Ji X, Guan Q, Jiang H.	Microb Genom	10.1099/mgen.0.001424	2025
Genetics	Escherichia coli in urban marine sediments: interpreting virulence, biofilm formation, halotolerance, and antibiotic resistance to infer contamination or naturalization.	Erb IK, Suarez C, Frank EM, Bengtsson-Palme J, Lindberg E, Paul CJ.	FEMS Microbes	10.1093/femsmc/xtae024	2024
	From phyllosphere to insect cuticles: silkworms gather antifungal bacteria from mulberry leaves to battle fungal parasite attacks.	Zhao P, Hong S, Li Y, Chen H, Gao H, Wang C.	Microbiome	10.1186/s40168-024-01764-6	2024
Genetics	Higher prevalence of FTO gene risk genotypes AA rs9939609, CC rs1421085, and GG rs17817449 and saliva containing Staphylococcus aureus in obese women in Croatia.	Hudek A, Skara L, Smolkovic B, Kazazic S, Ravlic S, Nanic L, Osvatic MM, Jelcic J, Rubelj I, Bacun-Druzina V.	Nutr Res	10.1016/j.nutres.2017.12.005	2017
	Outer membrane vesicles from a mosquito commensal mediate targeted killing of Plasmodium parasites via the phosphatidylcholine scavenging pathway.	Gao H, Jiang Y, Wang L, Wang G, Hu W, Dong L, Wang S.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-023-40887-6	2023
	Effects of a supplemented diet containing 7 probiotic strains (Honeybeeotic) on honeybee physiology and immune response: analysis of hemolymph cytology, phenoloxidase activity, and gut microbiome.	Robino P, Galosi L, Bellato A, Vincenzetti S, Gonella E, Ferrocino I, Serri E, Biagini L, Roncarati A, Nebbia P, Menzio C, Rossi G.	Biol Res	10.1186/s40659-024-00533-x	2024
Genetics	Monocentric observational cohort study to investigate the transmission of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales in a neonatal intensive care unit in Heidelberg, Germany.	Nurjadi D, Eichel VM, Poschl J, Gille C, Kranig S, Heeg K, Boutin S.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.02038-23	2023
	Bio-products from Serratia marcescens isolated from Ghanaian Anopheles gambiae reduce Plasmodium falciparum burden in vector mosquitoes.	Akorli EA, Ubiaru PC, Pradhan S, Akorli J, Ranford-Cartwright L.	Front Trop Dis	10.3389/fitd.2022.979615	2022
Phylogeny	The Isolation and Identification of Bacteria on Feathers of Migratory Bird Species.	Giorgio A, De Bonis S, Balestrieri R, Rossi G, Guida M.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms6040124	2018
	Uncovering the effect of waterlogging stress on plant microbiome and disease development: current knowledge and future perspectives.	Tyagi A, Ali S, Mir RA, Sharma S, Arpita K, Almalki MA, Mir ZA.	Front Plant Sci	10.3389/fpls.2024.1407789	2024
	Gut Microbiome Profiles in Colonizations with the Enteric Protozoa Blastocystis in Korean Populations.	Kim MJ, Lee YJ, Kim TJ, Won EJ.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms10010034	2021
	Reconsidering the Structure of Serlyticin-A.	Tsui KY, Tombari RJ, Olson DE, Tantillo DJ.	J Nat Prod	10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00859	2019
Pathogenicity	Bio-approach: Ureolytic bacteria mediated synthesis of ZnO nanocrystals on cotton fabric and evaluation of their antibacterial properties.	Dhandapani P, Siddarth AS, Kamalasekaran S, Maruthamuthu S, Rajagopal G.	Carbohydr Polym	10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.12.074	2014
	Comparison of carbapenem-susceptible and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales at nine sites in the USA, 2013-2016: a resource for antimicrobial resistance investigators.	Lutgring JD, Kent AG, Bowers JR, Jasso-Selles DE, Albrecht V, Stevens VA, Pfeiffer A, Barnes R, Engelthaler DM, Johnson JK, Gargis AS, Rasheed JK, Limbago BM, Elkins CA, Karlsson M, Halpin AL.	Microb Genom	10.1099/mgen.0.001119	2023
	Assessment of the Entomopathogenic Potential of Fungal and Bacterial Isolates from Fall Armyworm Cadavers Against Spodoptera frugiperda Caterpillars and the Adult Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis.	Dos Santos Moreira LM, Marinho LS, Neves RCS, Harakava R, Bessa LA, Vitorino LC.	Neotrop Entomol	10.1007/s13744-024-01159-0	2024
Enzymology	Isolation and identification of a novel antioxidant with antitumour activity from Serratia ureilytica using squid pen as fermentation substrate.	Kuo YH, Liang TW, Liu KC, Hsu YW, Hsu HC, Wang SL.	Mar Biotechnol (NY)	10.1007/s10126-010-9316-9	2011
Enzymology	Application and clinical impact of the RESIST-4 O.K.N.V. rapid diagnostic test for carbapenemase detection in blood cultures and clinical samples.	Roth S, Berger FK, Link A, Nimmesgern A, Lepper PM, Murawski N, Bittenbring JT, Becker SL.	Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis	10.1007/s10096-020-04021-4	2021
Phylogeny	Use of MALDI-TOF MS and culturomics to identify mosquitoes and their midgut microbiota.	Tandina F, Almeras L, Kone AK, Doumbo OK, Raoult D, Parola P.	Parasit Vectors	10.1186/s13071-016-1776-y	2016
Metabolism	1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase-containing rhizobacteria protect Ocimum sanctum plants during waterlogging stress via reduced ethylene generation.	Barnawal D, Bharti N, Maji D, Chanotiya CS, Kalra A.	Plant Physiol Biochem	10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.07.008	2012
Metabolism	Conversion of squid pen by Serratia ureilytica for the production of enzymes and antioxidants.	Wang SL, Lin CL, Liang TW, Liu KC, Kuo YH.	Bioresour Technol	10.1016/j.biortech.2008.06.026	2009
	Microbiota in disease-transmitting vectors.	Wang J, Gao L, Aksoy S.	Nat Rev Microbiol	10.1038/s41579-023-00901-6	2023
Enzymology	A natural symbiotic bacterium drives mosquito refractoriness to Plasmodium infection via secretion of an antimalarial lipase.	Gao H, Bai L, Jiang Y, Huang W, Wang L, Li S, Zhu G, Wang D, Huang Z, Li X, Cao J, Jiang L, Jacobs-Lorena M, Zhan S, Wang S.	Nat Microbiol	10.1038/s41564-021-00899-8	2021
	Down in the pond: Isolation and characterization of a new Serratia marcescens strain (LVF3) from the surface water near frog's lettuce (Groenlandia densa).	Friedrich I, Bodenberger B, Neubauer H, Hertel R, Daniel R.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0259673	2021
	Biogenic Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Biomedical Applications: A Review.	Jha S, Rani R, Singh S.	J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater	10.1007/s10904-023-02550-x	2023
	Bacterial Flora Associated with Diseased Freshwater Ornamental Fish.	Walczak N, Puk K, Guz L.	J Vet Res	10.1515/jvetres-2017-0070	2017
Pathogenicity	Core gut microbes Cloacibacterium and Aeromonas associated with different gastropod species could be persistently transmitted across multiple generations.	Lin D, Hong J, Sanogo B, Du S, Xiang S, Hui JH, Ding T, Wu Z, Sun X.	Microbiome	10.1186/s40168-023-01700-0	2023
	Biocontrol of plant parasitic nematodes by bacteria and fungi: a multi-omics approach for the exploration of novel nematicides in sustainable agriculture.	Ayaz M, Zhao JT, Zhao W, Chi YK, Ali Q, Ali F, Khan AR, Yu Q, Yu JW, Wu WC, Qi RD, Huang WK.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2024.1433716	2024
	Nanopore-based enrichment of antimicrobial resistance genes - a case-based study.	Viehweger A, Marquet M, Holzer M, Dietze N, Pletz MW, Brandt C.	GigaByte	10.46471/gigabyte.75	2023
	Predisposing factors, microbiological features and outcomes of patients with clinical presumed concomitant microbial and herpes simplex keratitis.	Cabrera-Aguas M, Khoo P, George CRR, Lahra MM, Watson SL.	Eye (Lond)	10.1038/s41433-021-01440-1	2022
	Exploring the Frontiers of Computational NMR: Methods, Applications, and Challenges.	Das S, Merz KM.	Chem Rev	10.1021/acs.chemrev.5c00259	2025
Metabolism	Reclamation of Marine Chitinous Materials for Chitosanase Production via Microbial Conversion by Paenibacillus macerans.	Doan CT, Tran TN, Nguyen VB, Nguyen AD, Wang SL.	Mar Drugs	10.3390/md16110429	2018
	Sepsis and survival in critically ill calves: Risk factors and antimicrobial use.	Pas ML, Bokma J, Lowie T, Boyen F, Pardon B.	J Vet Intern Med	10.1111/jvim.16607	2023
	Microbial Nano-Factories: Synthesis and Biomedical Applications.	Ghosh S, Ahmad R, Zeyaullah M, Khare SK.	Front Chem	10.3389/fchem.2021.626834	2021
Phylogeny	Aquatic Thermal Reservoirs of Microbial Life in a Remote and Extreme High Andean Hydrothermal System.	Perez V, Cortes J, Marchant F, Dorador C, Molina V, Cornejo-D'Ottone M, Hernandez K, Jeffrey W, Barahona S, Hengst MB.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms8020208	2020
	Quorum Sensing System Affects the Plant Growth Promotion Traits of Serratia fonticola GS2.	Jung BK, Ibal JC, Pham HQ, Kim MC, Park GS, Hong SJ, Jo HW, Park CE, Choi SD, Jung Y, Tagele SB, Shin JH.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2020.536865	2020
Metabolism	Production and Characterization of Antioxidant Properties of Exopolysaccharide(s) from Peanibacillus mucilaginosus TKU032.	Liang TW, Tseng SC, Wang SL.	Mar Drugs	10.3390/md14020040	2016
	Identification of polybacterial communities in patients with postoperative, posttraumatic, and endogenous endophthalmitis through 16S rRNA gene libraries.	Jayasudha R, Narendran V, Manikandan P, Prabagaran SR.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.02093-13	2014
Metabolism	First Report of Pathogenic Bacterium Kalamiella piersonii Isolated from Urine of a Kidney Stone Patient: Draft Genome and Evidence for Role in Struvite Crystallization.	Rekha PD, Hameed A, Manzoor MAP, Suryavanshi MV, Ghate SD, Arun AB, Rao SS, Athmika, Bajire SK, Mujeeburahiman M, Young CC.	Pathogens	10.3390/pathogens9090711	2020
	The Gut Microbiota in Camellia Weevils Are Influenced by Plant Secondary Metabolites and Contribute to Saponin Degradation.	Zhang S, Shu J, Xue H, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Fang L, Wang Y, Wang H.	mSystems	10.1128/msystems.00692-19	2020
Biotechnology	Brewhouse-resident microbiota are responsible for multi-stage fermentation of American coolship ale.	Bokulich NA, Bamforth CW, Mills DA.	PLoS One	10.1371/journal.pone.0035507	2012
Genetics	Underexplored bacteria as reservoirs of novel antimicrobial lipopeptides.	Clements-Decker T, Kode M, Khan S, Khan W.	Front Chem	10.3389/fchem.2022.1025979	2022
	Clinical microbiology informatics.	Rhoads DD, Sintchenko V, Rauch CA, Pantanowitz L.	Clin Microbiol Rev	10.1128/cmr.00049-14	2014
Phylogeny	Serratia nematodiphila sp. nov., associated symbiotically with the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditidoides chongmingensis (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae).	Zhang CX, Yang SY, Xu MX, Sun J, Liu H, Liu JR, Liu H, Kan F, Sun J, Lai R, Zhang KY	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65718-0	2009
Phylogeny	Serratia ureilytica sp. nov., a novel urea-utilizing species.	Bhadra B, Roy P, Chakraborty R	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.63674-0	2005

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#6664	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 16952
#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 )
#27787	IJSEM 2155 2005 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.63674-0 , PubMed 16166724 )
#31489	Barberan A, Caceres Velazquez H, Jones S, Fierer N.: Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information. mSphere 2: 2017 ( DOI 10.1128/mSphere.00237-17 , PubMed 28776041 ) - originally annotated from #27787
#33270	; Curators of the CIP;
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#123743	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 108937
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
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