411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Enterococcus
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
enterococcus
Translingual
thumb|Enterococcus faecalis
Etymology
From mul en - en entero- -coccus of the intestines spherical bacteria 1, from mul grc - grc ἔντερον κόκκος gut, bowel grain, seed 1.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Enterococcaceae 1 gram-positive bacteria that resemble streptococci and were formerly classified with them
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Enterococcus faecalis species type species; Enterococcus casseliflavus species, Enterococcus faecium species selected other species
Related terms
Streptococcus genus
Descendants
VRE
References
1
1
1
genus
Enterococcus
mul terms prefixed with entero- terms suffixed with -coccus