Bacterium
enterococcus faecium
Subclass of:
Enterococcus
Definitions related to enterococcus faecium:
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is catalase negative, requires folic acid for growth in culture, ferments arabinose and melibiose, does not ferment citrate, does not reduce tetrazolium and is a lactic acid bacteria. E. faecium is a leading agent of nosocomial infections in humans.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Unlike ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, this species may produce an alpha-hemolytic reaction on blood agar and is unable to utilize pyruvic acid as an energy source.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Enterococcus faecium.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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