Enterococcus dispar

Enterococcus dispar
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E. dispar
Binomial name
Enterococcus dispar
Collins et al. 1991
Type strain
ATCC 51266 (= DSM 6630 = NCIMB 13000 = CIP 103646 = CCUG 33309)

Enterococcus dispar is a species of Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria belonging to the genus Enterococcus. It was first isolated from human clinical samples and described as a novel species in 1991 by Collins and colleagues.[1]

  1. ^ Collins, MD; Rodrigues, UM; Pigott, NE; Facklam, RR (1991). "Enterococcus dispar sp. nov., a new Enterococcus species from human sources". Letters in Applied Microbiology. 12 (3): 95–98. doi:10.1111/j.1472-765X.1991.tb00514.x.