enterococci

noun

Meaning

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

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Related words

enterobacteria(English)enterobacteriaceae(English)enterobacter(English)staphylococci(English)gonococci(English)enteric bacteria(English)streptococci(English)pneumococci(English)

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