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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science| Species/Subspecies: | Enterococcus hirae | ||||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: Cocci (grains or berries) of the intestine. Species epithet: of the intestine. | ||||||||||
| Significance: | [Important] | ||||||||||
| Old Species Name(s): | Streptococcus faecalis, Streptococcus faecium | ||||||||||
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| Type Strain: | R = ATCC 8043 = ATCC 9790 = CCUG 1332 = CCUG 18659 = CCUG 19917 = NCTC 12367. | ||||||||||
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| Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||||
| Metabolism: | Facultatively anaerobic | ||||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | -/? | ||||||||||
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| Hosts: | Birds and some mammals. | ||||||||||
| Disease (Swedish): | E. hirae kan orsaka försämrad tillväxt hos unga kycklingar samt endokardit (hjärtklaffsinflammation) och sepsis (blodförgiftning) hos människa. | ||||||||||
| Disease (English): | E. hirae can cause growth depression in young chickens and endocarditis and septicemia in humans. | ||||||||||
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| Updated: | 2018-12-08 |
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