A Germ of an Idea
October 12th, 2004
Filed under: Medicine
Here’s a short interesting article on the bacteria Serratia marcescens. Serratia is the bacteria that started the problem with this year’s supply of flu vaccine when it was found contaminating several batches of the vaccine. For a long time Serratia was considered a harmless germ (we know better now), and was even used by the Navy to test the delivery of germ warfare on civilians. It has also been linked to at least one religious miracle in medieval times. Not a bad resumé ¦or a simple organism.
More information on Serratia is available here.
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