ENTEROCOCCUS


Meaning of ENTEROCOCCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkä-kəs ]

noun

( plural en·tero·coc·ci -ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī, -ˈkäk-(ˌ)(s)ē)

Etymology: New Latin, genus name

Date: 1908

: any of a genus ( Enterococcus ) of gram-positive bacteria that resemble streptococci and were formerly classified with them ; especially : a bacterium ( E. faecalis ) normally present in the intestine

• en·tero·coc·cal -ˈkä-kəl adjective

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