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- A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable hemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Previously thought to be a member of the genus STREPTOCOCCUS, it is now recognized as a separate genus.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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 - Figure 1. Enterococcus shown by gram stain.
 - Figure 2. Enterococcus faecalis shown by gram stain of blood culture.
 - Figure 3. Enterococcus faecalis colonies on trypticase soy agar (TSA) with sheep blood.
- Notes
- Figure 2 contributed by Judith Holden, MT (ASCP), MPH of the Microbiology Laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Figure 3 contributed by Judith Holden and Kelsey Han of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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- References
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- National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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