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Descriptor English: Enterococcus faecalis
Descriptor Spanish: Enterococcus faecalis
Descriptor Enterococcus faecalis
Scope note: Especie de bacterias cocoides, grampositivas, habitualmente aisladas de muestras clínicas y del tubo digestivo humano. La mayoría de las cepas no son hemolíticas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enterococcus faecalis
Descriptor French: Enterococcus faecalis
Entry term(s): Streptococcus Group D
Streptococcus faecalis
Tree number(s): B03.353.750.250.250.280
B03.510.550.250.250.280
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013293
Scope note: A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens and the human intestinal tract. Most strains are nonhemolytic.
Annotation: infection: coord IM with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM); do not confuse with ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM
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
Public MeSH Note: 92; was STREPTOCOCCUS FAECALIS 1963-91
Online Note: use ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS to search STREPTOCOCCUS FAECALIS 1966-91
History Note: 92; was STREPTOCOCCUS FAECALIS 1963-91
DeCS ID: 30421
Unique ID: D013293
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/04/15
Enterococcus faecalis - Preferred
Concept UI M0020571
Scope note A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens and the human intestinal tract. Most strains are nonhemolytic.
Preferred term Enterococcus faecalis
Entry term(s) Streptococcus Group D
Streptococcus faecalis



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