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Firmicutes => Bacilli => Lactobacillales => Enterococcaceae => Enterococcus => Enterococcus casseliflavus (ex Vaughan et al.
1979) Collins et al. 1984.
Historical synonyms: Streptococcus casseliflavus Vaughan et al. 1979, Streptococcus
faecium var. casseliflavus Mundt and Graham 1968.
According to Naser et al. 2006, Enterococcus flavescens Pompei et al. 1992 is a later
heterotypic synonym.
1979) Collins et al. 1984.
Historical synonyms: Streptococcus casseliflavus Vaughan et al. 1979, Streptococcus
faecium var. casseliflavus Mundt and Graham 1968.
According to Naser et al. 2006, Enterococcus flavescens Pompei et al. 1992 is a later
heterotypic synonym.
Gram positive coccoid cells grouped usually in pairs or short chains. Motile.
Colonies on blood agar or nutrient agar are circular, smooth, and entire. Carotenoid
yellow pigment produced. Gray, punctate colonies on agar supplemented with 0.04%
potassium tellurite.
Grow in 6.5% NaCl broth. Alpha-hemolytic on horse blood. Growth at pH 9.6 is
positive. Grow at 10 and 45 °C.
yellow pigment produced. Gray, punctate colonies on agar supplemented with 0.04%
potassium tellurite.
Grow in 6.5% NaCl broth. Alpha-hemolytic on horse blood. Growth at pH 9.6 is
positive. Grow at 10 and 45 °C.
Isolated from plants, silage, soil, food & human & veterianry clinical materials (feces). Can survive heating at 60 °C for 30 min.
Unknown. Plant associated bacteria. Has been found to be a common inhabitant of the gut of garden snails.
- Collins, M. D., Jones, D., Farrow, J. A. E., Kilpper-Balz, R., Schleifer, K. H. 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. Int
J Syst Bacteriol 1984 34: 220-223. - Pavel Švec and Luc A. Devriese, 2009: Genus I. Enterococcus (ex Thiercelin and Jouhaud 1903) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz
1984, 32VP in Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Volume Three, Vos, P.D.; Garrity, G.; Jones, D.;
Krieg, N.R.; Ludwig, W.; Rainey, F.A.; Schleifer, K.-H.; Whitman, W.B. (Eds.), pp 594-606. - Sabri M. Naser, Marc Vancanneyt, Bart Hoste, Cindy Snauwaert, Katrien Vandemeulebroecke, and Jean Swings.
Reclassification of Enterococcus flavescens Pompei et al. 1992 as a later synonym of Enterococcus casseliflavus (ex Vaughan
et al. 1979) Collins et al. 1984 and Enterococcus saccharominimus Vancanneyt et al. 2004 as a later synonym of Enterococcus
italicus Fortina et al. 2004. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol February 2006 56:413-416.
Positive results for hydrolysis of esculin, arginine dehydrolase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase, acid production from: L-
arabinose, gluconate, inulin, melibiose, mannitol, sucrose, trehalose, N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose,
D-fructose, galactose, beta-gentiobiose, D-glucose, lactose, maltose, D-mannose, ribose, salicin.& D-xylose. Acetylmethylcarbinol is
produced.
Negative results for hippurate hydrolysis, beta-glucuronidase, acid production from: adonitol, arabitol, dulcitol, glycerol, glycogen,
2-keto-gluconate, 5-keto-gluconate, D-arabinose, erythritol, D-fucose, L-fucose, inositol, alpha-methyl-xyloside, D-lyxose, melezitose,
alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, D-raffinose, sorbitol, L-sorbose, D-tagatose, xylitol & L-xylose.
Variable results for acid production from: alpha-methyl-D-mannoside, rhamnose & D-turanose.
arabinose, gluconate, inulin, melibiose, mannitol, sucrose, trehalose, N-acetylglucosamine, amygdalin, arbutin, cellobiose,
D-fructose, galactose, beta-gentiobiose, D-glucose, lactose, maltose, D-mannose, ribose, salicin.& D-xylose. Acetylmethylcarbinol is
produced.
Negative results for hippurate hydrolysis, beta-glucuronidase, acid production from: adonitol, arabitol, dulcitol, glycerol, glycogen,
2-keto-gluconate, 5-keto-gluconate, D-arabinose, erythritol, D-fucose, L-fucose, inositol, alpha-methyl-xyloside, D-lyxose, melezitose,
alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, D-raffinose, sorbitol, L-sorbose, D-tagatose, xylitol & L-xylose.
Variable results for acid production from: alpha-methyl-D-mannoside, rhamnose & D-turanose.
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