enterococcus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics

/ˌɛntəɹə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/ /ˌɛntəɹoʊˈkɑkəs/

enterococcus enterococci

From entero- + -coccus.

coccus

enterococcal enterococcemia enterococcosis VRE

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