Associations to the word «Enterococcus»

Wiktionary

ENTEROCOCCUS, noun. (bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
ENTEROCOCCUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterococcaceae   — the enterococcus bacteria.
ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Enterococcaceae   — aerobic, gram-positive bacteria.

Wise words

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