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

Preferred term

Enterococcus faecium  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Streptococcus faecium

Note

  • normal intestinal flora; do not confuse with ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; infection: coord IM with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Unlike ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, this species may produce an alpha-hemolytic reaction on blood agar and is unable to utilize pyruvic acid as an energy source.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016984

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