Bacterium
enterococcus hirae
Subclass of:
Enterococcus
Definitions related to enterococcus hirae:
  • A species of Enterococcus that occurs in the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT of birds and mammals, and to a lesser extent humans. Some strains cause diseases including DIARRHEA; BACTEREMIA; and ENDOCARDITIS in humans and animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase negative, and hydrolyzes esculin but not hippurate. E. hirae was isolated from chicken and pig intestines and though rare, is pathogenic in humans.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Enterococcus hirae.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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