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serratiosis

serratiosis noun: a disease caused by infection by bacteria of the genus Serratia.

Noun

serratiosis (uncountable)

  1. A disease caused by infection by bacteria of the genus Serratia.
    • Animals with serratiosis should have an obvious red appearance in the ventral region indicating a massive proliferation of S. marcescens.1988, Ronald M. Atlas, Experimental Microbiology: Fundamentals and Applications, page 503

Questions about serratiosis

What does serratiosis mean?
Serratiosis means a disease caused by infection by bacteria of the genus Serratia.
What part of speech is serratiosis?
Serratiosis is a noun.

Words near serratiosis in the dictionary

  1. serratiform
  2. serrating
  3. serration
  4. serrations
  5. serratiopeptidase
  6. serratiosis
  7. serratirostral
  8. Serrato
  9. serratodenticulate
  10. Serratos
  11. serratulate

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