Recent taxonomic changes in the genusEnterococcus |
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| Authors: | K. L. Ruoff |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Francis Blake Bacteriology Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114 Boston, Massachusetts, USA;(2) Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 02115 Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Abstract: | Recent taxonomic changes among the catalase-negative gram-positive cocci have led to the recognition of a separate genus for bacteria previously considered to be members of the genusStreptococcus. Presently, a total of 12 species of the genusEnterococcus have been described. The characteristics, taxonomy and nomenclature of these species, along with the possible clinical implications of revised enterococcal taxonomy, are discussed. |
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