| Species/Subspecies: | Enterococcus cecorum | ||||||||
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| Category: | Causes hemolysis | ||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: Cocci (grains or berries) of the intestine. Species epithet: of the large intestine (cecum). | ||||||||
| Significance: | [Important] | ||||||||
| Alternative Species Name(s): | Streptococcus cecorum | ||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Bacilli Order Lactobacillales Family Enterococcaceae Genus Enterococcus |
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| Type Strain: | A60 = ATCC 43198 = CCUG 27299 = NCTC 12421. | ||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell):
| Small, round, greyish colonies producing α-hemolysis on blood agar. | ||||||||
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| Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | -/- | ||||||||
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| Reference(s): | No. 157, 158, 159 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-08 |