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] | ||||||||
Alternative Species Name(s): | Streptococcus faecalis, Streptococcus faecium | ||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Bacilli Order Lactobacillales Family Enterococcaceae Genus Enterococcus |
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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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Disease: | E. hirae can cause growth depression in young chickens and endocarditis and septicemia in humans. |
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Hosts: | Birds and some mammals. | ||||||||
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Updated: | 2023-01-26 |