Enterococcus

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Translingual

Enterococcus faecalis

Etymology

From English entero- (“of the intestines”) +‎ -coccus (“spherical bacteria”), from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “gut, bowel”) +‎ κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).

Proper noun

Enterococcus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterococcaceae – gram-positive bacteria that resemble streptococci and were formerly classified with them.

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