Enterococcus

Enterococcus
	Enterococcus sp. infection in pulmonary tissue
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Family:	Enterococcaceae
Genus:	Enterococcus; (ex Thiercelin & Jouhaud 1903); Schleifer & Kilpper-Bälz 1984
Species
	E. alcedinis; E. aquimarinus; E. asini; E. avium; E. bulliens; E. burkinafasonensis; E. caccae; E. camelliae; E. canintestini; E. canis; E. casseliflavus; E. cecorum; E. columbae; E. crotali; E. devriesei; E. diestrammenae; E. dispar; E. durans; E. eurekensis; E. faecalis; E. faecium; E. gallinarum; E. gilvus; E. haemoperoxidus; E. hermanniensis; E. hirae; E. hulanensis; E. innesii; E. italicus; E. lactis; E. lemanii; E. malodoratus; E. massiliensis; E. mediterraneensis; E. moraviensis; E. mundtii; E. olivae; E. pallens; E. phoeniculicola; E. plantarum; E. pseudoavium; E. quebecensis; E. raffinosus; E. ratti; E. rivorum; E. rotai; E. saccharolyticus; E. saigonensis; E. silesiacus; E. sulfureus; E. solitarius; E. songbeiensis; E. termitis; E. thailandicus; E. ureasiticus; E. ureilyticus; E. viikkiensis; E. villorum; E. wangshanyuanii; E. xiangfangensis; E. xinjiangensis;

Enterococcus is a large genus of lactic acid bacteria of the phylum Bacillota. Enterococci are gram-positive cocci that often occur in pairs (diplococci) or short chains, and are difficult to distinguish from streptococci on physical characteristics alone. Two species are common commensal organisms in the intestines of humans: E. faecalis (90–95%) and E. faecium (5–10%). Rare clusters of infections occur with other species, including E. casseliflavus, E. gallinarum, and E. raffinosus.

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