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. 1975 Feb;7(2):219–221. doi: 10.1128/aac.7.2.219

Antibiogram and Lipid Analysis of a Pigmented Strain of Serratia marcescens and Its Nonpigmented Variants

Gary L Button 1, Marcia A Miller 1,1, Joseph C Tsang 1
PMCID: PMC429107  PMID: 1094951

Abstract

Antibiograms and lipid analyses of Serratia marcescens pigmented strain 08 and its nonpigmented variants are compared. The overall lack of significant differences between pigmented and nonpigmented strains suggests that the role of pigment formation may not be related to antibiotic susceptibility.

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