Strain Information

Name Db10   View On Wormbase
Species Serratia marcescens
GenotypeSerratia marcescens.
Description[NOTE: This strain was classified as BSL2 by the U of MN Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). The CGC does not have the permits required by the University to work with the strain in our lab space or distribute the strain.] Bacteria. Former CGC designation IGX1. Tetracycline resistant. A non-pigmented strain of Serratia marcescens isolated from moribund Drosophila flies. See Flyg, Kenne K, Boman HG: Insect pathogenic properties of Serratia marcescens: phage-resistant mutants with a decreased resistance to Cecropia immunity and a decreased virulence to Drosophila. References: Kurz CL, et al. EMBO J. 2003 Apr 1;22(7):1451-60. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1980; 120: 173-181. Biosafety Level: BSL-1.
Mutagen
Laboratory IG
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