Enterococcus faecium
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Not to be confused with Enterococcus faecalis.
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Enterococcus faecium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Enterococcaceae |
Genus: | Enterococcus |
Species: | E. faecium |
Binomial name | |
Enterococcus faecium (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer & Kilpper-Bälz 1984 | |
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Enterococcus faecium is a Gram-positive, gamma-hemolytic or non-hemolytic bacterium in the genus Enterococcus.[1] It can be commensal (innocuous, coexisting organism) in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals,[2] but it may also be pathogenic, causing diseases such as neonatal meningitis or endocarditis.
Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium is often referred to as VRE.[3]