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Firmicutes => Bacilli => Lactobacillales => Enterococcaceae => Enterococcus => Enterococcus malodoratus (ex Pette 1955) Collins
et al. 1984. Lancefield group D.
Old synonym: Streptococcus faecalis subsp. malodoratus Pette 1955.
et al. 1984. Lancefield group D.
Old synonym: Streptococcus faecalis subsp. malodoratus Pette 1955.
Gram-positive, coccoid cells, grouped mostly in pairs or short chain. Non-motile.
Colonies on blood agar or nutrient agar are circular, smooth, and entire. The type
strain does not grow at 45°C or survive heating at 60°C for 30 min. Non-pigmented.
Some strains produce slime.
strain does not grow at 45°C or survive heating at 60°C for 30 min. Non-pigmented.
Some strains produce slime.
Isolated from Gouda cheese.
Unknown.
- Pavel Svec 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. - M. D. Collins, D. Jones, J. A. E. Farrow, R. Kilpper-Balz, and K. H. Schleifer. 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 April 1984 34:220-223.
Biochemically close to Enterococcus avium.
Positive results for hydrolysis of esculin, alpha-galactosidase (negative for E. avium),
H2S production, beta-galactosidase, acid production from: adonitol, D- or L-arabitol,
dulcitol, gluconate, 2-keto-gluconate, mannitol, melibiose, alpha-methyl-D-mannoside, D-raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol, L-sorbose,
sucrose, D-tagatose, trehalose & xylitol.
Negative results for hippurate hydrolysis, arginine dihydrolase, beta-glucuronidase, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from: L-
arabinose, glycogen, inulin, 5-Keto-gluconate, D-lyxose, melezitose, alpha-Methyl-D-glucoside & starch.
Variable results for acid production from: glycerol D-turanose, D- or L-Xylose.
Positive results for hydrolysis of esculin, alpha-galactosidase (negative for E. avium),
H2S production, beta-galactosidase, acid production from: adonitol, D- or L-arabitol,
dulcitol, gluconate, 2-keto-gluconate, mannitol, melibiose, alpha-methyl-D-mannoside, D-raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol, L-sorbose,
sucrose, D-tagatose, trehalose & xylitol.
Negative results for hippurate hydrolysis, arginine dihydrolase, beta-glucuronidase, Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from: L-
arabinose, glycogen, inulin, 5-Keto-gluconate, D-lyxose, melezitose, alpha-Methyl-D-glucoside & starch.
Variable results for acid production from: glycerol D-turanose, D- or L-Xylose.
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