enterococcus

See also: Enterococcus

English

A single Enterococcus faecalis bacterium.

Etymology

From entero- +‎ -coccus.

Noun

enterococcus (plural enterococci)

Wikispecies

1. (bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics

Derived terms

• enterococcal
• VRE

Related terms

• coccus

Translations

bacterium of the genus Enterococcus

• Finnish: enterokokki (fi)
• Italian: enterococco m