Enterococcus avium

 Enterococcus avium, a species of Enterococcus,[1] is most commonly found in birds. Rarely, it is also a cause of infection in humans, and in such cases, may be vancomycin-reistant, and is referred to as VREA.[2] VREA cases in humans have been successfully treated with linezolid.[3]

Enterococcus avium
Scientific classificationedit
Domain:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Bacilli
Order:Lactobacillales
Family:Enterococcaceae
Genus:Enterococcus
Species:
E. avium
Binomial name
Enterococcus avium
(ex Nowlan and Deibel 1967) Collins et al. 1984


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