Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Firmicutes => Bacilli => Lactobacillales => Enterococcaceae => Enterococcus => Enterococcus raffinosus Collins et al. 1989.
Gram-positive cocci, non-motile.
Colonies are small, non-pigmented. Grows at 10 (variable) and 45°C and in 6.5%
NaCl.
NaCl.
Isolated from human clinical material, rarely from animal sources or from environmental samples.
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.
Positive results for pyruvate utilization, pyrrolidonyl arylamidase, esculin hydrolysis,
Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from: L-arabinose, L- or D-arabitol, melezitose,
ribose, sorbose, N-acetylglucosamine, glycerol, inositol, lactose, mannitol, mannose,
melibiose, D-raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol & trehalose.
Negative results for beta-galactosidase, alkaline phosphatase, arginine dehydrolase,
starch hydrolysis, alpha-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, hippurate hydrolysis,
acid production from: inulin, dulcitol &glycogen.
Variable results for acidification of adonitol, alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, starch, sucrose & D-tagatose.
Voges-Proskauer test, acid production from: L-arabinose, L- or D-arabitol, melezitose,
ribose, sorbose, N-acetylglucosamine, glycerol, inositol, lactose, mannitol, mannose,
melibiose, D-raffinose, rhamnose, sorbitol & trehalose.
Negative results for beta-galactosidase, alkaline phosphatase, arginine dehydrolase,
starch hydrolysis, alpha-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, hippurate hydrolysis,
acid production from: inulin, dulcitol &glycogen.
Variable results for acidification of adonitol, alpha-methyl-D-glucoside, starch, sucrose & D-tagatose.
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