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Enterococcus
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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National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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