Enterococcus faecium (CIP 104104, 6947)

Name: Enterococcus faecium (CIP 104104, 6947)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 135411

Type strain

Strain Designation 6947

Culture col. no. CIP 104104 6947

NCBI tax ID(s) 1352

Special Collections CIP

History CIP <- 1994, J.M. Boyce, Miriam Hosp., Providence, RI, USA: strain 6947 CIP <- 1994, J.M. Boyce, Miriam Hosp., Providence, RI, USA: strain 6947

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Enterococcus faecium 6947 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium of the family Enterococcaceae.

Gram-positive coccus-shaped facultative anaerobe Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 68289

CIP 104104

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-05-29 08:38:33

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Enterococcaceae

Genus Enterococcus

Species Enterococcus faecium

Full scientific name Enterococcus faecium (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Synonyms (1)

Streptococcus faecium

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Enterococcus faecium** (227)	Type strain
5301	E. faecium DSM 20477, ATCC 19434, NCDO 942, NCTC 7171, ... (type strain)
5295	E. faecium DSM 2146, ATCC 6057, WDCM 00177, NBRC 113009, ...
5296	E. faecium DVG 8582, Kulmbach 2, 2, DSM 2918, CIP 110050, ...
5297	E. faecium LRA 55 03 77, CCUG 35172, NCTC 7176, DSM ...
5298	E. faecium 64/3, DSM 13589
5299	E. faecium 70/90, vanA, DSM 13590, CIP 110055, WDCM ...
5300	E. faecium DSM 17050, RKI UW4673/03, Van A
5302	E. faecium E980, DSM 25389
5303	E. faecium U0317, DSM 25390
5304	E. faecium DSM 25697, NCCP 11516
5305	E. faecium DSM 25698, NCCP 11500
5306	E. faecium DSM 25699, NCCP 11519
5307	E. faecium DSM 25868, NCCP 12353
5308	E. faecium DSM 25931, NCCP 11520
5309	E. faecium DSM 25933, NCCP 12349
100249	E. faecium ST027725(HKI), GT20021518,
103129	E. faecium STH00429, HKI 0429
103130	E. faecium STH00430(ZIMET), UW1965, HKI 0430
103131	E. faecium STH00431(ZIMET), UW699, HKI 0431
130320	E. faecium 14, DSM 25644
134463	E. faecium CIP 54.32
134467	E. faecium 887, CIP 54.33
134611	E. faecium 22348/95, CIP 107099
135032	E. faecium 1641/97, CIP 107387
135124	E. faecium 41, CIP 106915
135412	E. faecium 2519, CIP 104106
135566	E. faecium 10/96 A, CIP 110561
135904	E. faecium D 460, CIP 105161
136576	E. faecium GR.E.F., CIP 107023
136601	E. faecium A17-SV1, CIP 106701
136701	E. faecium BM4147, CIP 103510
136880	E. faecium BM4538, CIP 110560
136882	E. faecium NEF1, CIP 110562
137330	E. faecium 70/90, CIP 106995
137331	E. faecium UAA 522, UW 699/95, CIP 106997
138724	E. faecium 352.86, 732, CIP 102379
138782	E. faecium M74, CIP 103226, NCIMB 11181
139460	E. faecium CIP 106876, NCTC 13169, WDCM 00178, CCM 7800, ...
139484	E. faecium 4680, CIP 104105
141174	E. faecium CCUG 14, LMG 8148, LMG 15878
142756	E. faecium CCUG 14472, ATCC 19634
145202	E. faecium CCUG 27883
145303	E. faecium CCUG 28123
145510	E. faecium CCUG 28701, LMG 16199
145595	E. faecium CCUG 28933, LMG 14255
145797	E. faecium CCUG 29630
145834	E. faecium CCUG 29743
145974	E. faecium CCUG 30056
146305	E. faecium CCUG 30846
146306	E. faecium CCUG 30860, LMG 15875
146308	E. faecium CCUG 30862
146343	E. faecium CCUG 30970
146537	E. faecium CCUG 31387
146649	E. faecium CCUG 31724
146815	E. faecium CCUG 32171
146993	E. faecium CCUG 32613
147019	E. faecium CCUG 32655
147331	E. faecium CCUG 33383
147358	E. faecium CCUG 33433, LMG 15877
147404	E. faecium CCUG 33536
147429	E. faecium CCUG 33573
147578	E. faecium CCUG 33829, LMG 16273
147653	E. faecium CCUG 33955
147713	E. faecium CCUG 34063, LMG 16198
147797	E. faecium CCUG 34251 B
147825	E. faecium CCUG 34324, LMG 16308
147855	E. faecium CCUG 34391, LMG 16200
147892	E. faecium CCUG 34441
147924	E. faecium CCUG 34507
148129	E. faecium CCUG 34851
148190	E. faecium CCUG 35012
148191	E. faecium CCUG 35013
148301	E. faecium CCUG 35188
148302	E. faecium CCUG 35189
148333	E. faecium CCUG 35239
148507	E. faecium CCUG 35565
148591	E. faecium CCUG 35680
148759	E. faecium CCUG 35907
149048	E. faecium CCUG 36783
149049	E. faecium CCUG 36784
149063	E. faecium CCUG 36804
149085	E. faecium CCUG 36838
149201	E. faecium CCUG 37260
149364	E. faecium CCUG 37593
149491	E. faecium CCUG 37832
149538	E. faecium CCUG 37925
149542	E. faecium CCUG 37936
149648	E. faecium CCUG 38113
149896	E. faecium CCUG 38637
149897	E. faecium CCUG 38638
149923	E. faecium CCUG 38687
150000	E. faecium CCUG 38823
150120	E. faecium CCUG 39027
150698	E. faecium CCUG 41981
151069	E. faecium CCUG 43203
151123	E. faecium CCUG 43324
151253	E. faecium CCUG 43545
151688	E. faecium CCUG 44640 A
151689	E. faecium CCUG 44640 B
151809	E. faecium CCUG 44957
151833	E. faecium CCUG 45004
151836	E. faecium CCUG 45010
151893	E. faecium CCUG 45138
151894	E. faecium CCUG 45140
152014	E. faecium CCUG 45539
152026	E. faecium CCUG 45580
152206	E. faecium CCUG 46070
152212	E. faecium CCUG 46104
152318	E. faecium CCUG 46417
152320	E. faecium CCUG 46424
152416	E. faecium CCUG 46742
152622	E. faecium CCUG 47217
152654	E. faecium CCUG 47298
152832	E. faecium CCUG 47733
152852	E. faecium CCUG 47778
152885	E. faecium CCUG 47881
154138	E. faecium CCUG 52533
154140	E. faecium CCUG 52539
154217	E. faecium CCUG 52772
154442	E. faecium CCUG 53631
154567	E. faecium CCUG 54443
155046	E. faecium CCUG 56279
155047	E. faecium CCUG 56281
155048	E. faecium CCUG 56282
155087	E. faecium CCUG 56431
155129	E. faecium CCUG 56546
155190	E. faecium CCUG 56858
155337	E. faecium CCUG 57364
155345	E. faecium CCUG 57402
155443	E. faecium CCUG 57775
155477	E. faecium CCUG 57832
155606	E. faecium CCUG 58354
155639	E. faecium CCUG 58548
155640	E. faecium CCUG 58549
155641	E. faecium CCUG 58550
155730	E. faecium CCUG 59161
155731	E. faecium CCUG 59162
155732	E. faecium CCUG 59163
155734	E. faecium CCUG 59165
155736	E. faecium CCUG 59167
155737	E. faecium CCUG 59168
155747	E. faecium CCUG 59198
156182	E. faecium CCUG 60638
158933	E. faecium WCA-130-P53-23F, DSM 100905
158934	E. faecium BSM-130-P53-22D, DSM 100907
158935	E. faecium WB02-CNA04-AE, DSM 105332
158936	E. faecium HN-N32, Teltow 11, DSM 110643
160030	E. faecium Cla-CZ-117, DSM 109176
160031	E. faecium DSM 110089, NCCP 11502
160032	E. faecium DSM 110090, NCCP 11503
160033	E. faecium DSM 110125, NCCP 11504
160034	E. faecium DSM 110126, NCCP 11505
160035	E. faecium DSM 110554, NCCP 16251
160036	E. faecium DSM 110555, NCCP 16252
165940	E. faecium JCM 8714, NBRC 100487
165941	E. faecium JCM 8715, NBRC 100488
165966	E. faecium JCM 8903, NCTC 12202
165968	E. faecium JCM 8905, NCTC 12204
172759	E. faecium 05, 8, CRBIP22.17
172760	E. faecium Cow and Gate, 9, CRBIP22.18
172761	E. faecium 86, 260B, CRBIP22.20
172762	E. faecium 87, 261B, CRBIP22.21
172763	E. faecium 105, CRBIP22.22
172764	E. faecium 146, 308B, CRBIP22.23
172765	E. faecium 155, 351, CRBIP22.24
172766	E. faecium 157, 477, CRBIP22.25
172767	E. faecium 162, 422, CRBIP22.26
172768	E. faecium 177, 531, CRBIP22.27
172769	E. faecium 180, 546, CRBIP22.28
172770	E. faecium 231, 940A, CRBIP22.29
172771	E. faecium 237, 1002, CRBIP22.30
172772	E. faecium 267, 1300, CRBIP22.31
172773	E. faecium 272, 1342, CRBIP22.32
172774	E. faecium 279, 1419, CRBIP22.33
172775	E. faecium 316, 5962, CRBIP22.34
172776	E. faecium 319, 5951, CRBIP22.35
172777	E. faecium 320, 5963, CRBIP22.36
172778	E. faecium 321, 5965, CRBIP22.37
172779	E. faecium 331, 7308, CRBIP22.38
172780	E. faecium 344, 7274, CRBIP22.39
172781	E. faecium 359, 7895, CRBIP22.40
172782	E. faecium 360, 7952, CRBIP22.41
172783	E. faecium 365, 8136, CRBIP22.42
172784	E. faecium 370, 8098, CRBIP22.43
172785	E. faecium 372, 8336, CRBIP22.44
172786	E. faecium 380, 8395, CRBIP22.45
172787	E. faecium 381, 8494, CRBIP22.46
172788	E. faecium 382, 8500, CRBIP22.47
172789	E. faecium 449, 9634, CRBIP22.48
172790	E. faecium 450, 9800, CRBIP22.49
172791	E. faecium 451, 0125, CRBIP22.50
172792	E. faecium 454, 0119, CRBIP22.51
172793	E. faecium 453 (0 164), CRBIP22.87
172794	E. faecium 459 (0 162), CRBIP22.88
172795	E. faecium BM4107, CIP 111132
172796	E. faecium BM4145, CIP 111739
172797	E. faecium L3, CIP 111811
172798	E. faecium 18-835, CIP 111861
174417	E. faecium TX 2494, DSM 115738
174418	E. faecium TX 2438, DSM 115740
174419	E. faecium TX 5109, DSM 115741
174420	E. faecium TX 5144, DSM 115744
174421	E. faecium TX 2279, DSM 115747
174422	E. faecium TX 4889, DSM 115750
174423	E. faecium DSM 116805, NCCP 11507
174424	E. faecium 1843, TX 1843, DSM 117610
174425	E. faecium 2018, TX 2018, DSM 117611
174426	E. faecium 2197, TX 2197, DSM 117615
174427	E. faecium 2451, DSM 117909
174428	E. faecium 2489, DSM 117910
174429	E. faecium 2975, DSM 117914
174430	E. faecium 3061, DSM 117916
174431	E. faecium 3318, DSM 118095
174432	E. faecium 3557, DSM 118097
174433	E. faecium 3650, TX 3650, DSM 118099
174434	E. faecium 4913, DSM 118274
174435	E. faecium 5051, TX 5051, DSM 118276
176422	E. faecium 5754, DSM 118501
176423	E. faecium 5962, DSM 118502
176424	E. faecium 6062, DSM 118504
176425	E. faecium 9324, DSM 119329
176426	E. faecium 9338, DSM 119330
176427	E. faecium 9306, DSM 119331
176428	E. faecium 9327, DSM 119332
178761	E. faecium 70/90, ST033701
178870	E. faecium UW3660, ST033815
178871	E. faecium UW3634, ST033816

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility
34523	positive	coccus-shaped

Colony morphology

34523

Hemolysis ability0

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition	Medium link
34523	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
34523	CIP Medium 72			Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
34523	positive	growth	37
34523	positive	growth	25-45
34523	negative	growth	10

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

34523

Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
34523	NaCl	positive	growth	6.5 %

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15824 ChEBI	D-fructose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28847 ChEBI	D-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	12936 ChEBI	D-galactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62318 ChEBI	D-lyxose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17924 ChEBI	D-sorbitol	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
34523	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	hydrolysis
68371	4853 ChEBI	esculin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16813 ChEBI	galactitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28066 ChEBI	gentiobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
34523	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	+	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18287 ChEBI	L-fucose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17266 ChEBI	L-sorbose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	65328 ChEBI	L-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	320061 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	43943 ChEBI	methyl alpha-D-mannoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	74863 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-xylopyranoside	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
34523	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
34523	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371	0 ChEBI	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	28017 ChEBI	starch	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	32528 ChEBI	turanose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
34523	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	-

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	from API zym
34523	alcohol dehydrogenase	+	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	from API zym
68382	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	from API zym
68382	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API zym
68382	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API zym
68382	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	from API zym
34523	amylase	-
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
34523	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
34523	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
34523	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
34523	gelatinase	-
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
34523	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		from API zym
34523	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
34523	oxidase	-
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68382	valine arylamidase	-		from API zym

API zym

@ref	Control	Alkaline phosphatase	Esterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	Lipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	Trypsin	alpha- Chymotrypsin	Acid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	alpha- Galactosidase	beta- Galactosidase	beta- Glucuronidase	alpha- Glucosidase	beta- Glucosidase	N-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	alpha- Mannosidase	alpha- Fucosidase
34523	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-

API 50CHac

@ref	ControlQ	GLY	ERY	DARA	LARA	RIB	DXYL	LXYL	ADO	MDX	GAL	GLU	FRU	MNE	SBE	RHA	DUL	INO	MAN	SOR	MDM	MDG	NAG	AMY	ARB	ESC	SAL	CEL	MAL	LAC	MEL	SAC	TRE	INU	MLZ	RAF	AMD	GLYG	XLT	GEN	TUR	LYX	TAG	DFUC	LFUC	DARL	LARL	GNT	2KG	5KG
34523	not determinedn.d.	+/-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
34523		Rhode Island	USA	USA	North America
34523	Urine	Rhode Island	United States of America	USA	North America	1992

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
34523	2	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#34523	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 104104
#68371	Automatically annotated from API 50CH acid .
#68382	Automatically annotated from API zym .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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