Guest guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Hi Connie, Serratia marcescens is a bacteria, having an interesting history - from wikipedia: " On September 26 and 27, 1950, the United States Navy conducted a secret experiment named " Operation Sea-Spray " in which some S. marcescens was released by bursting balloons of it over urban areas of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Although the Navy later claimed the bacteria were harmless, beginning on September 29 eleven patients at a local hospital developed very rare, serious urinary tract infections and one of these individuals, J. Nevin, died. Cases of pneumonia in San Francisco also increased after S. marcescens was released. " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serratia_marcescens It can cause pneumonia, urinary tract infections, meningitis, eye and ear infections. (http://www.emedicine.com/Med/topic2103.htm) It's actually a ubiquitous soil organism, but is now increasingly being found as a contaminant associated with catheters, breathing equipment, saline breast implants; has been found as a contaminant in influenza vaccine and heparin syringes (see wiki article); has an particular affinity for bathroom tile grout. It is sometimes colored red or pink. It is often resistant to many antibiotics and metals. Interestingly, that includes silver, so colloidal silver many have little or no effect on this bacteria (see PubMed article 15518875). I'll make a separate post about silver resistance genes in bacteria, which is surprising news to me as well. Best wishes, Char www.dnafrequencies.com > What is serratia marcescens? > > Have A Great Day, > Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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