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Descriptor English: Enterococcus faecium
Descriptor Spanish: Enterococcus faecium
Descriptor Enterococcus faecium
Entry term(s) Streptococcus faecium
Scope note: Especie de bacterias cocoides, grampositivas cuyos organismos son parte de la flora normal del tubo digestivo. A diferencia de ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, esta especie produce reacción alfa hemolítica en agar sangre y es incapaz de utilizar el ácido pirúvico como fuente de energía.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enterococcus faecium
Descriptor French: Enterococcus faecium
Entry term(s): Streptococcus faecium
Tree number(s): B03.353.750.250.250.300
B03.510.550.250.250.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016984
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: normal intestinal flora; do not confuse with ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; infection: coord IM with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Streptococcus (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 30127
Unique ID: D016984
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2015/04/15
Enterococcus faecium - Preferred
Concept UI M0025816
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Enterococcus faecium
Entry term(s) Streptococcus faecium



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