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STREPTOCOCCUS FAECIUM
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Descriptor
English
:
Enterococcus faecium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Enterococcus faecium
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Enterococcus faecium
Synonyms
English
:
Streptococcus faecium
Tree Number:
B03.353.750.250.250.300
B03.510.550.250.250.300
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
normal intestinal flora; do not confuse with
ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS
; infection: coord IM with
GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
30127
Unique Identifier:
D016984
Occurrence in VHL
:
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