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Skin ulcers caused by Serratia marcescens: three cases and a review of the literature Volume 26, issue 4, July-August 2016

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Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, I.R.C.C.S. Foundation, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Pace, 9-20122, Milan, Italy
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Serratia marcescens is a Gram-negative, encapsulated, motile (due to the presence of flagella), facultatively anaerobic, non-sporulating bacillus that belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family. It is found in water, soil, plants, food (such as flour), and garbage. In the past, S. marcescens was referred to as Bacillus prodigiosus and Chromobacterium prodigiosum because some strains produce a red pigment (“prodigiosin”), very similar in colour to blood, the presence of which was previously perceived [...]