Enterococci faecium

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		+	It is a gram-positive bacterium group D, alpha hemolitic or nonhemolitic in the genus Enterococcus.
		+	{| border="1" style="text-align: left;"
		+	|+ '''Scientific classification'''
		+	!Kingdom || Bacteria
		+	|-
		+	! Phylum || Firmicutes
		+	|-
		+	! Class || Bacilli
		+	|-
		+	! Order || Lactobacillales
		+	|-
		+	! Family || Enterococcaceae
		+	|-
		+	! Genus || Enterococcus
		+	|-
		+	! Species || '''''E. faecium'''''
		+	|-
		+	! Binomial || ''Enterococcus faecium''
		+	|}
		+	==Surface Characteristics==
		+	Its surface is composed of rhamnose, glucose, galactose, mannosamine, and glucosamine
		+	==Pathogenic Activity==
		+	It can be a commensal (non-harmful coexisting organism), in the human intestine, but it may also be a pathogen -- causing diseases like neonatal meningitis.
		+	==References==
		+	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterococcus_faecium Wikipedia]
	[[category: CarboDB]]		[[category: CarboDB]]

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Enterococci faecium

It is a gram-positive bacterium group D, alpha hemolitic or nonhemolitic in the genus Enterococcus.

Scientific classification

Kingdom	Bacteria
Phylum	Firmicutes
Class	Bacilli
Order	Lactobacillales
Family	Enterococcaceae
Genus	Enterococcus
Species	E. faecium
Binomial	Enterococcus faecium

Surface Characteristics

Its surface is composed of rhamnose, glucose, galactose, mannosamine, and glucosamine

Pathogenic Activity

It can be a commensal (non-harmful coexisting organism), in the human intestine, but it may also be a pathogen -- causing diseases like neonatal meningitis.

References

Wikipedia