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Overview
The first description of Serratia is attributed to Pythagoras in 6th centry B.C., where he reported "bloody" food coloration on food products. Serratia micro-organism was first isolated in 1819 in Italy by Bartolemeo Bizio. The characteristic red pigment produced by Serratia marcescens was first extracted by Dr. Kroft in 1902. Woodward and Clark described the first S. marcescens human infection in a patient with bronchiectasis in 1913.
Historical Perspective
- The first description of Serratia is attributed to Pythagoras in 6th centry B.C., where he reported "bloody" food coloration on food products. The appearance of bloody food has been reported throughout history as ominous, inspirational, or prophesying.[1]
- Serratia micro-organism was first isolated in 1819 in Italy by Bartolemeo Bizio. The organism was called Serratia in honor of Serafino Serrati, an Italian Physicist, and marcescens (Latin term for "to decay") because of the pigment's rapid decay.[2][3][1]
- The characteristic red pigment produced by Serratia marcescens was first extracted by Dr. Kroft in 1902. The red pigment was initially referred to as prodigiosin.[4]
- In 1913, Woodward and Clark described the first S. marcescens human infection in a patient with bronchiectasis.[5]
- In 1957, the term "pseudo-hemoptysis was coined by Robinson and Woolley to describe red sputum that is caused by the Serratia organism, not blood.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yu VL (1979). "Serratia marcescens: historical perspective and clinical review". N Engl J Med. 300 (16): 887–93. doi:10.1056/NEJM197904193001604. PMID 370597.
- ↑ Bizio, B (1823). Lettera di Barolomeo al chiarissino canonico Angelo Belloni Sopra il fenomeno della polenta porporina. 30. Italy: Biblioteca Italiana o sia Giornale di Letteratira, Scienze e Arti. pp. 275–295.
- ↑ Merlino, CP (1924). "Bartolomeo Bizio's letter to the most eminent priest, Angelo Bellani, concerning the phenomenon of the red-colored polenta". J Bacteriol. 9: 527–543.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Kroft, E (1902). Beitrage zur Biologie des Bacillus prodigiosus und zum Chemischen Verhalten Seines Pigments (Thesis). Germany: University of Wurzberg.
- ↑ Woodward, HMM; Clarke, KB (1913). "A case of infection in man by the Bacterium prodigiosum". Lancet. 1: 314–315.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ ROBINSON W, WOOLLEY PB (1957). "Pseudohaemoptysis due to Chromobacterium prodigiosum". Lancet. 272 (6973): 819. PMID 13417607.