Serratia ficaria

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, peritrichous, decarboxylase positive, citrase negative and can support growth on and produce acid from adonitol, arabinose, arabitol, melibiose, a methylglucoside, rhamnose, sorbitol and xylose. S. ficaria is associated with figs and fig wasps, and is a cause of gallbladder empyemas and sepsis in areas that cultivate fig trees.

**Synonyms:** - SERRATIA FICARIA