| Enterococcus malodoratus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Enterococcaceae |
| Genus: | Enterococcus |
| Species: | E. malodoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Enterococcus malodoratus Collins et al. 1984
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Enterococcus malodoratus is a species of the genus Enterococcus and a gram positive bacteria capable of opportunistic pathogenic response. These microbes have a thick polypeptide layer.[1] Enterococcus can be found in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and other mammals. In a study on the enterococcal flora of swine, E. malodoratus was found in the intestines and feces. It was not identified within the tonsils of swine, nor within cats, calves, dogs, horse, or poultry.[2] The name "malodoratus" translates to "ill smelling".[1]
- ^ a b Collins, M. D.; Jones, D.; Farrow, J. A. E.; Kilpper-Balz, R.; Schleifer, K. H. (1984). "Enterococcus avium nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. casseliflavus nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. durans nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. gallinarum comb. nov.; and E. malodoratus sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 34 (2): 220–223. doi:10.1099/00207713-34-2-220. ISSN 0020-7713.
- ^ Gilmore, Michael (2002). Enterococci: Pathogenesis, Molecular Biology, and Antibiotic Resistance. Washington, D.C.: ASM Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN 1-55581-234-1.