<i>Serratia marcescens</i> (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

<i>Serratia marcescens</i>

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Colonies of Serratia marcescens, one of the bacteria species used in the study, growing on an agar plate. This common bacterium is sometimes responsible for causing hospital-acquired infections in humans.

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Deirdre McClean

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