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Is escherichia coli and serratia marcescens the same thing ?

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: They are not the same thing, but they are both gram negative, rod shaped bacterium in the enterobacter family.

Dr Kuitems and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 12/29/2022

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