"enterococcus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: enterococcus Wikispecies [canonical], enterococci [plural]
Etymology: From entero- + -coccus. Etymology templates: {{af|en|entero-|-coccus}} entero- + -coccus Head templates: {{en-noun|enterococci}} enterococcus (plural enterococci)
  1. (bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics Wikipedia link: enterococcus Categories (topical): Bacteriology Categories (lifeform): Bacteria Derived forms: enterococcal, enterococcemia, enterococcosis, VRE Related terms: coccus Translations (bacterium of the genus Enterococcus): enterokokki (Finnish), enterococco [masculine] (Italian)

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