Bacterium
enterococcus Audio
en·ter·o·coc·cus
Subclass of:
Enterococcaceae
Definitions related to enterococcus:
  • A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable hemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Previously thought to be a member of the genus STREPTOCOCCUS, it is now recognized as a separate genus.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A genus of Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, lactic acid bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Enterococcus genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of gram positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable hemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract; previously thought to be a member of the genus Streptococcus, it is now recognized as a separate genus.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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