Enterococcus faecalis (CIP 53.152, ATCC 9854, H69 D5)
Enterococcus faecalis H69 D5 is a facultative anaerobe, Gram-positive, coccus-shaped bacterium of the family Enterococcaceae.
Gram-positive coccus-shaped facultative anaerobe BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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2026-05-29 08:39:01 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Lactobacillales |
| Family Enterococcaceae |
| Genus Enterococcus |
| Species Enterococcus faecalis |
| Full scientific name Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Schleifer and Kilpper-Bälz 1984 |
| Synonyms (1) |
Physiology and metabolism
Oxygen tolerance
| 37950 | Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe |
Halophily
| @ref | Salt | Growth | Tested relation | Concentration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37950 | 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 | 17113 ChEBI | erythritol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 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 | 17754 ChEBI | glycerol | + | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 68371 | 28087 ChEBI | glycogen | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
| 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 |
| 37950 | 17632 ChEBI | nitrate | - | reduction | |
| 37950 | 16301 ChEBI | nitrite | - | reduction | |
| 68371 | 0 ChEBI | Potassium 5-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 | 17151 ChEBI | xylitol | - | builds acid from | from API 50CH acid |
Enzymes
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | - | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 37950 | 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 |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 37950 | 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 | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 37950 | 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 | |
| 37950 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | |
| 68382 | trypsin | - | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | - | from API zym |
API zym
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37950 | not determinedn.d. | + | - | - | - | + | +/- | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | +/- | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | +/- | - |
API biotype100
Literature
Literature 
| Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibacterial Efficiency of three Different Irrigation Methods in Infected Roots Infected with Enterococcus Faecalis Biofilm. | Zare Jahromi M, Baghersad A, Shirani AM, Tahmourespour A, Alipour E, Mokabberi A. | J Dent (Shiraz) | 10.30476/dentjods.2025.102497.2365 | 2025 | |
| Comparison of the Enterococcus faecalis Colony Reduction Effect of Two Wavelengths of Diode Lasers With Three Methods of Root Canal Irrigation: An In Vitro Study. | Shirani Lapari S, Zare Jahromi M, Tahmourespour A, Shirani AM. | J Lasers Med Sci | 10.34172/jlms.2024.37 | 2024 | |
| The Effect of Photodynamic Therapy on Enterococcus spp. and Its Application in Dentistry: A Scoping Review | Rubilar-Huenchuman M, Ortega-Villanueva C, Gonzalez I, Palavecino C. | Pharmaceutics | 2024 | | |
| Antibacterial efficacy of antibiotic pastes versus calcium hydroxide intracanal dressing: A systematic review and meta-analysis of ex vivo studies. | Vatankhah M, Khosravi K, Zargar N, Shirvani A, Nekoofar MH, Dianat O. | J Conserv Dent | 10.4103/jcd.jcd_183_22 | 2022 | |
| Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity of Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin and Clemants Essential Oils: Experimental and Computational Approaches. | Kandsi F, Elbouzidi A, Lafdil FZ, Meskali N, Azghar A, Addi M, Hano C, Maleb A, Gseyra N. | Antibiotics (Basel) | 10.3390/antibiotics11040482 | 2022 | |
| Comparison of Antibacterial Effects of 810 and 980- nanometer Diode Lasers on Enterococcus Faecalis in the Root Canal System -An in vitro study. | Asnaashari M, Ebad LT, Shojaeian S. | Laser Ther | 10.5978/islsm.16-or-17 | 2016 | |
| Cores, microbial organelles possibly specific to group D streptococci. | McCandless RG, Cohen M, Kalmanson GM, Guze LB. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.96.4.1400-1412.1968 | 1968 | |
| Evaluating the In-vitro Antibacterial Effect of Iranian Propolis on Oral Microorganisms. | Jafarzadeh Kashi TS, Kasra Kermanshahi R, Erfan M, Vahid Dastjerdi E, Rezaei Y, Tabatabaei FS | Iran J Pharm Res | 2011 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive137435.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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