Serratia marcescens is a Gram negative bacterium, a human pathogen of the family Enterobacteriaceae. It is involved in nosocomial infections, particularly urinary tract infections and wound infections. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ... Orders Alpha Proteobacteria    Caulobacterales - e. ... Genera see text The Enterobacteriaceae are a large family of bacteria, including many of the more familiar pathogens, such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli. ... Genera see text The Enterobacteriaceae are a large family of bacteria, including many of the more familiar pathogens, such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli. ... Serratia marcescens is a Gram negative bacterium, a human pathogen of the family Enterobacteriaceae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Bacteria that are Gram-negative are not stained dark blue or violet by Gram staining, in contrast to Gram-positive bacteria. ... Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ... A pathogen literally birth of pain from the Greek παθογένεια) is a biological agent that can cause disease to its host. ... Genera see text The Enterobacteriaceae are a large family of bacteria, including many of the more familiar pathogens, such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli. ... A nosocomial infection is an infection that is caused by staying in a hospital. ... A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of the urinary tract. ...

Most strains are resistant to several antibiotics because of the presence of R-factors on plasmids. An antibiotic is a drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. ... Figure 1 : Schematic drawing of a bacterium with plasmids enclosed. ...

Because of its red pigmentation, and its ability to grow on bread, it has been evoked as a naturalistic explanation of Medieval accounts of the "miraculous" appearance of blood on the eucharist. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Eucharist - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

The first indications of problems with the influenza vaccine produced by Chiron Corporation in 2004 involved S. marcescens contamination. [1] The flu vaccine is a vaccine to protect against the highly variable Influenza virus. ... Chiron Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIR) is a biotechnology firm based in Emeryville, California. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

S. marcescens can cause conjunctivitis, keratitis, endophthalmitis, and tear duct infections. It is not uncommon in the respiratory and urinal tracts of adults and the gastrointestinal system of children. [2]

In corals, it is the cause of the disease known as White pox. Orders see Anthozoa Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals. ...

It is a rod shaped, motile organism and can grow in temperatures ranging from 5 - 40 degrees Celsius. It can grow in pH levels ranging from 5 to 9. [3]

In the 1950s it was erroneously believed to be non-pathogenic and its reddish coloration was used in school experiments to track infections. It has also been used as a simulant in biological warfare tests by the United States Military. On September 26 and 27, 1950, the United States Navy conducted a secret experiment in which an aerosolized cloud of S. marcescens was sprayed over urban areas of the inland San Francisco Bay Area in California from Navy vessels just off the coast, in order to gauge the effectiveness of a similar biological attack. Although the Navy later claimed the bacteria were harmless, beginning on September 29 eleven patients at a local hospital developed very rare, serious S. marcescens infections and one of these individuals, Edward J. Nevin, died (Cole 1988). // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of any organism (bacteria, virus or other disease-causing organism) or toxin found in nature, as a weapon of war. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Air Force United States Coast Guard Approximately 1. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

Reference

Cole, Leonard A. (1988). Clouds of Secrecy: The Army's Germ-Warfare Tests Over Populated Areas. Foreword by Alan Cranston. Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman & Littlefield.