NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is motile, peritrichous, citrase and esterase positive,
decarboxylase negative and can support growth on and produce acid from arabinose,
melibiose, rhamnose, sorbitol, and xylose. S. rubidaea is found naturally in plants
and pathogenesis is associated with the ingestion of contaminated coconuts or vegetables.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Serratia rubidaea.;