enterococcus
See also: Enterococcus
English
A single Enterococcus faecalis bacterium.
Etymology
entero- + coccus
Noun
enterococcus (plural enterococci)
Wikispecies
- (bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
Derived terms
- enterococcal
- VRE
Related terms
- coccus
Translations
bacterium of the genus Enterococcus
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