Look up: enterococcus

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   Enterococcus
   Enterococcus: Bacteria normally found in the feces of people and many animals. Two types of enterococci -- Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium --occasionally cause human disease, most commonly urinary tract infections and wound infections. Other infections, including those of the blood stream (bacteraemia), heart valves (endocarditis) an ...
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   enterococcus
   A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable haemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Previously thought to be a member of the genus streptococcus, it is now recognised as a separate genus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Enterococcus
   `Enterococcus` is a genus of lactic acid bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes. Members of this genus were classified as `Group D Streptococcus` until 1984 when genomic DNA analysis indicated that a separate genus classification was appropriate. Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci which often occur in pairs (diplococci) and are difficult to distinguish from `Streptococci` on physical characteristics alone. Two species are common commensal organisms ...
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   Enterococcus
   (en″tәr-o-kok´әs) a genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the family Streptococcaceae, formerly classified in the genus Streptococcus.E. faeca´lis and E. fae´cium are normal inhabitants of the human intestinal tract that occasionally cause urinary tract infections, infective endoc...
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   enterococcus
   (en″tәr-o-kok´әs) pl. enterococ´ci an individual bacterium belonging to the genus Enterococcus.
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   enterococcus
   enterococcus (singular)
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   Enterococcus
   Genus of facultatively anaerobic, generally nonmotile, nonsporeforming, Gram-positive bacteria (family Streptococcaceae), formerly classified as part of the genus Streptococcus. Found in the intestinal tract of humans and animals, enterococci cause intraabdominal, wound, and urinary tract infections. Type species is E. faecalis. E. faecium is also ...
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   enterococcus
   A streptococcus that inhabits the intestinal tract. [entero- + G. kokkos, a berry]
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