Enterococcaceae

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Kingdom:Bacillati
Phylum:Bacillota
Class:Bacilli
Enterococcaceae
Enterococcus sp. infection in pulmonary tissue.
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Enterococcaceae
Ludwig, Schleifer & Whitman 2010
Genera

The Enterococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria placed in the order Lactobacillales.[1] Representative genera include Enterococcus, Melissococcus, Pilibacter, Tetragenococcus, and Vagococcus. In this family are some important lactic acid bacteria which produce lactic acid as the major metabolic end product.[1]

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