Enterococcus cecorum

Enterococcus cecorum
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Enterococcaceae
Genus: Enterococcus
Species:
E. cecorum
Binomial name
Enterococcus cecorum
(Williams, Farrow & Collins 1989) Collins et al. 1991
Type strain
NCDO 2293

Enterococcus cecorum is a species of Gram-positive and facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the genus Enterococcus within the family Enterococcaceae. It was originally described as a member of the genus Streptococcus but later reclassified based on 16S rRNA sequencing and phylogenetic evidence.[1]

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