Word to the wise: If you notice pink slime in your bathroom, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get scrubbing. Often mistaken for mold, this gross gunk is actually a bacteria called Serratia ...

Serratia is a bacterium that some doctors and residents of the Bay Area have been familiar with for many years. In 1950, government officials believed that serratia did not cause disease. That belief ...

The bacterium Serratia marcescens lives in soil and water, and is best known for its ability to produce bright red pigment. This flashy trait makes this particular microbe useful in ...

How long has it been since you last cleaned your bathroom? If it’s been longer than you planned, you might see a buildup of scum, slime, or mould around your taps, between the tiles and on the edges ...

The Killer Bacteria Hall of Fame no doubt houses the usual suspects: Yersinia pestis, perpetrator of the Plague; Treponema pallidum, the spiral-shaped culprit in syphilis; and Vibrio cholerae, the ...

In pregnancy, sepsis is a potentially severe threat to both mother and fetus. We describe a case of Serratia marcescens chorioamnionitis associated with bacteremia and spontaneous abortion. A ...

Large parts of the Sunshine State have been fogged in for the last week. Is it a bioweapon attack on American soil? Fog is a common, natural occurrence that has a variety of possible sources. Most ...

The baby had existing complex medical problems and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said there have been no other cases of Serratia mercescens infections (Scott Barbour/Getty Images) Get the Well Enough ...