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Bacteria > Firmicutes > Lactobacillales > Enterococcaceae > Enterococcus
Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Lactobacillales > Enterococcaceae > Enterococcus

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Enterococcus  

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Note

  • "normal flora of the intestinal tract"; usually non-pathogenic

Scope note

  • A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable hemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Previously thought to be a member of the genus STREPTOCOCCUS, it is now recognized as a separate genus.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016983

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