Enterococcus durans (DSM 20633, ATCC 19432, CCM 5612)

Name: Enterococcus durans (DSM 20633, ATCC 19432, CCM 5612)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 5278

Type strain

Strain Designation 98 D, D3

Culture col. no. DSM 20633 ATCC 19432 CCM 5612 NCDO 596 NCTC 8307 14 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1218088 53345

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG JCM CIP

History <- K. H. Schleifer; <- CCM; CCM 5612 <- P. Y. F. Shattock; <- J. M. Sherman; 98 D ATCC 19432 <-- NCTC 8307 <-- Streptococcus Ref. Lab. London. CIP <- 1955, R. Wahl, UK: strain D3 <- Public Hlth. Lab., London, UK: strain 98D, Streptococcus durans

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Enterococcus durans 98 D is a microaerophile, mesophilic, Gram-positive human pathogen that was isolated from dried milk.

Gram-positive coccus-shaped microaerophile mesophilic human pathogen genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 2249

LMG 10746,ATCC 19432,CCM 5612,DSM 20633,LMG 12691,NCFB 596,NCTC 8307,JCM 8725,NCDO 596,CCUG 7972,NCIMB 700596,CECT411,CCRC 10790,AS 1.2284,NBRC 100479,BCRC 10790,CCT 0332,KACC 10787,NCAIM B.02010,CNCTC 5777,CGMCC 1.2489,CGMCC 1.2284,VTT E-97805,CCMM B395,CIP 55.125

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 09:48:02

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Enterococcaceae

Genus Enterococcus

Species Enterococcus durans

Full scientific name Enterococcus durans (ex Sherman and Wing 1937) Collins et al. 1984

Synonyms (1)

Streptococcus durans

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Enterococcus durans** (13)	Type strain
134774	E. durans L 49, CIP 63.9
138141	E. durans D 470, CIP 104998
145456	E. durans CCUG 28591, NCTC 8130
145493	E. durans CCUG 28684
145494	E. durans CCUG 28685
145495	E. durans CCUG 28686
149497	E. durans CCUG 37858, LMG 14197
149498	E. durans CCUG 37859, LMG 14374
151766	E. durans CCUG 44816
152259	E. durans CCUG 46232
155034	E. durans CCUG 56169
155111	E. durans CCUG 56506
160028	E. durans Cla-CZ-122, DSM 109133

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Motility	Confidence
118979	positive	coccus-shaped
125438	positive			92.757

Colony morphology

@ref	Type of hemolysis	Hemolysis ability	Incubation period
8979	beta	1	1-2 days
118979		1

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
8979	COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base
8979	TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water
37696	MEDIUM 6 - Columbia agar with 10 % horse blood		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Columbia agar (39.000 g);Horseblood (100.000 ml)
118979	CIP Medium 6	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
8979	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
37696	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	37	mesophilic
118979	positive	growth	10-45

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
8979	microaerophile
118979	facultative anaerobe
125439	obligate aerobe	90.5

Spore formation

118979

Spore formationno

Halophily

@ref	Salt	Growth	Tested relation	Concentration
118979	NaCl	positive	growth	6.5 %

Murein

@ref	Murein short key	Type
8979	A11.31	A4alpha L-Lys-D-Asp

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68381	40585 ChEBI	alpha-cyclodextrin	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27613 ChEBI	amygdalin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	18305 ChEBI	arbutin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	29016 ChEBI	arginine	+	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17108 ChEBI	D-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68381	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16988 ChEBI	D-ribose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68381	16443 ChEBI	D-tagatose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	65327 ChEBI	D-xylose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17113 ChEBI	erythritol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
118979	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
68381	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	28087 ChEBI	glycogen	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
118979	606565 ChEBI	hippurate	-	hydrolysis
68371	15443 ChEBI	inulin	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68381	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	17716 ChEBI	lactose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	17306 ChEBI	maltose	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	6731 ChEBI	melezitose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	28053 ChEBI	melibiose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
68381	320055 ChEBI	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside	+	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
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
118979	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction
118979	16301 ChEBI	nitrite	-	reduction
68371		Potassium 2-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27941 ChEBI	pullulan	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	16634 ChEBI	raffinose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68371	17814 ChEBI	salicin	+	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68381	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API rID32STR
68371	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid
68381	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API rID32STR
68371	17151 ChEBI	xylitol	-	builds acid from	from API 50CH acid

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin		from API rID32STR

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Voges-proskauer-test
68381	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+	from API rID32STR
118979	15688 ChEBI	acetoin	+

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68382	acid phosphatase	-	3.1.3.2	from API zym
118979	alcohol dehydrogenase	+	1.1.1.1
68382	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API zym
68381	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	from API rID32STR
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
68381	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API zym
118979	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23
68381	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API zym
68381	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	from API rID32STR
68382	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API zym
68381	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API rID32STR
68381	beta-mannosidase	+	3.2.1.25	from API rID32STR
8979	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
118979	catalase	-	1.11.1.6
68382	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	from API zym
8979	cytochrome-c oxidase	-	1.9.3.1
68382	esterase (C 4)	+		from API zym
68382	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		from API zym
118979	gamma-glutamyltransferase	-	2.3.2.2
68382	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	from API zym
68382	lipase (C 14)	-		from API zym
118979	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18
68382	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	from API zym
68381	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API rID32STR
68382	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	-		from API zym
118979	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17
118979	oxidase	-
68381	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	+	3.4.19.3	from API rID32STR
68382	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	from API zym
68381	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API rID32STR
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
118979	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-

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
118979	not determinedn.d.	+/-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+/-	+/-	-	-	+	+/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+/-

API rID32STR

@ref	ADH (Arg)	beta GLU	beta GAR	beta GUR	alpha GAL	PAL	RIB	MAN	SOR	LAC	TRE	RAF	SAC	LARA	DARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	HIP	GLYG	PUL	MAL	MEL	MLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	TAG	beta MAN	URE
8979	+	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-
8979	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-
8979	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+/-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-
8979	+	+	+/-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	-

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Milk

Isolation

@ref	Sample type
8979	dried milk
67770	Dried milk
118979	Food, Dried milk

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence LC096214 (>99% sequence identity) for Enterococcus from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	2532
Soil Samples	1007
Animal Samples	51351
Plant Samples	654
Total Samples	55544

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Pathogenicity human	Pathogenicity animal	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
8979			2	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466
118979			2	Risk group (French classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
124043	ASM1904832v1 assembly for Enterococcus durans FDAARGOS 1437	complete	GCA_019048325	53345.186		53345	93.07
66792	ASM154421v1 assembly for Enterococcus durans NBRC 100479 = LMG 10746	contig	GCA_001544215	1218088.3	2731957564	1218088	54.03

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Enterococcus durans strain ATCC 19432 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence	KC510230	815	53345
20218	E.durans 16S-23S rRNA spacer DNA & tRNA-Ala gene	X87177	330	53345
20218	E.durans 16S-23S rRNA spacer DNA	X87178	277	53345
20218	E.durans 16S rRNA gene, partial (strain ATTC 19432 (CCUG 7972))	Y12909	366	53345
8979	Enterococcus durans 16S rRNA gene, strain DSM20633	AJ276354	1534	53345
67770	Enterococcus durans gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 8725	AB596943	1482	53345
67770	Enterococcus durans 16S rRNA gene, strain CECT411T	AJ420801	1506	53345
67770	Enterococcus durans gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 8725	LC096214	1502	53345
67770	Enterococcus durans 16S rRNA gene	Y18359	1434	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 100479.	AB681177	1485	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans strain JCM 8725 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MN526999	509	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans strain JCM 8725 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MN527283	509	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans strain JCM 8725 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	OK137545	700	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans strain NBRC 100479 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	OQ128114	906	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans strain ATCC 19432 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MT729971	1292	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans strain ATCC 19432 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer, complete sequence and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MK330566	4366	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans strain ATCC 19432 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MK330524	1292	53345
124043	Enterococcus durans strain JCM 8725 YGC 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	PQ301226	1096	53345

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Enterococcus durans NBRC 100479 = LMG 10746
NCBI: GCA_001544215

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	90.50	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	variable	69.40	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	51.10	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	50.60	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Enterococcus durans strain FDAARGOS 1437 strain Not applicable
PATRIC: 53345.186

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	92.76	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	90.69	yes
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	76.69	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	96.03	yes
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.50	no
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	88.00	no

Literature

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	Indigenous Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Raw Graviera Cheese and Evaluation of Their Most Important Technological Properties.	Psomas E, Sakaridis I, Boukouvala E, Karatzia MA, Ekateriniadou LV, Samouris G.	Foods	10.3390/foods12020370	2023
	Specificity of the AMP-6000 Method for Enumerating Clostridium Endospores in Milk.	Burtscher J, Rudavsky T, Zitz U, Domig KJ.	Foods	10.3390/foods13081192	2024
Metabolism	Quorum-sensing regulation of constitutive plantaricin by Lactobacillus plantarum strains under a model system for vegetables and fruits.	Rizzello CG, Filannino P, Di Cagno R, Calasso M, Gobbetti M.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.03224-13	2014
Metabolism	Ethylphenol Formation by Lactobacillus plantarum: Identification of the Enzyme Involved in the Reduction of Vinylphenols.	Santamaria L, Reveron I, de Felipe FL, de Las Rivas B, Munoz R.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01064-18	2018
Metabolism	Lactic acid fermentation as a tool to enhance the functional features of Echinacea spp.	Rizzello CG, Coda R, Macias DS, Pinto D, Marzani B, Filannino P, Giuliani G, Paradiso VM, Di Cagno R, Gobbetti M.	Microb Cell Fact	10.1186/1475-2859-12-44	2013
Metabolism	Hydrolytic fate of deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside during digestion.	Berthiller F, Krska R, Domig KJ, Kneifel W, Juge N, Schuhmacher R, Adam G.	Toxicol Lett	10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.08.006	2011
Metabolism	Unravelling the Reduction Pathway as an Alternative Metabolic Route to Hydroxycinnamate Decarboxylation in Lactobacillus plantarum.	Santamaria L, Reveron I, Lopez de Felipe F, de Las Rivas B, Munoz R.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01123-18	2018
Metabolism	Duodenal and faecal microbiota of celiac children: molecular, phenotype and metabolome characterization.	Di Cagno R, De Angelis M, De Pasquale I, Ndagijimana M, Vernocchi P, Ricciuti P, Gagliardi F, Laghi L, Crecchio C, Guerzoni ME, Gobbetti M, Francavilla R.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/1471-2180-11-219	2011
	A Complementary Isothermal Amplification Method to the U.S. EPA Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Approach for the Detection of Enterococci in Environmental Waters.	Kolm C, Martzy R, Brunner K, Mach RL, Krska R, Heinze G, Sommer R, Reischer GH, Farnleitner AH.	Environ Sci Technol	10.1021/acs.est.7b01074	2017
Metabolism	Purification and characterisation of the extracellular cholesterol oxidase enzyme from Enterococcus hirae.	Yehia HM, Hassanein WA, Ibraheim SM.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/s12866-015-0517-2	2015
Phylogeny	Different fecal microbiotas and volatile organic compounds in treated and untreated children with celiac disease.	Di Cagno R, Rizzello CG, Gagliardi F, Ricciuti P, Ndagijimana M, Francavilla R, Guerzoni ME, Crecchio C, Gobbetti M, De Angelis M.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02793-08	2009
	Stimulation of monokine production by lipoteichoic acids.	Bhakdi S, Klonisch T, Nuber P, Fischer W.	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.59.12.4614-4620.1991	1991
	Slovak Local Ewe's Milk Lump Cheese, a Source of Beneficial Enterococcus durans Strain.	Laukova A, Tomaska M, Kmet V, Strompfova V, Pogany Simonova M, Dvoroznakova E.	Foods	10.3390/foods10123091	2021
	Characterization of Enterococcus species in surface drinking water from Akoko Edo Nigeria reveals contamination levels and risks to public health.	Isokpehi NA, Beshiru A, Green E, Igbinosa IH, Ogofure AG, Igbinosa EO.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-025-13068-2	2025
	Development of a Colloidal Gold-Based Immunochromatographic Strip for Rapid Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae Serotypes K1 and K2.	Siu LK, Tsai YK, Lin JC, Chen TL, Fung CP, Chang FY.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01608-16	2016
	Multicenter Performance Evaluation of the Simplexa Bordetella Direct Kit in Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens.	Chow SK, Arbefeville S, Boyanton BL, Dault EM, Dunn J, Ferrieri P, Greene W, Pence MA, Otiso J, Richter S, Schutzbank TE.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01041-20	2020
Pathogenicity	Detection of the van alphabet and identification of enterococci and staphylococci at the species level by multiplex PCR.	Depardieu F, Perichon B, Courvalin P.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.42.12.5857-5860.2004	2004
	Diversity of domain V of 23S rRNA gene sequence in different Enterococcus species.	Tsiodras S, Gold HS, Coakley EP, Wennersten C, Moellering RC, Eliopoulos GM.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.38.11.3991-3993.2000	2000
Enzymology	The Validation of the Sample6 DETECT^TM HT/L for AOAC Research Institute.	Banerjee K, Peirson B, Hu C, Carrier E, Malsick L, Tarasova Y, Daudenarde S, Brownell D, Koeris M, Klass N, Bird P, Benzinger MJ, Agin J, Goins D.	J AOAC Int	10.5740/jaoacint.17-0484	2018
Enzymology	Antibiotic susceptibilities of enterococcus species isolated from hospital and domestic wastewater effluents in alice, eastern cape province of South Africa.	Iweriebor BC, Gaqavu S, Obi LC, Nwodo UU, Okoh AI.	Int J Environ Res Public Health	10.3390/ijerph120404231	2015
Phylogeny	Sequencing the gene encoding manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase for rapid species identification of enterococci.	Poyart C, Quesnes G, Trieu-Cuot P.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.38.1.415-418.2000	2000
Enzymology	Use of tuf sequences for genus-specific PCR detection and phylogenetic analysis of 28 streptococcal species.	Picard FJ, Ke D, Boudreau DK, Boissinot M, Huletsky A, Richard D, Ouellette M, Roy PH, Bergeron MG.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.42.8.3686-3695.2004	2004
Phylogeny	Species identification of enterococci via intergenic ribosomal PCR.	Tyrrell GJ, Bethune RN, Willey B, Low DE.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.35.5.1054-1060.1997	1997
Phylogeny	Identification of Enterococcus species and phenotypically similar Lactococcus and Vagococcus species by reverse checkerboard hybridization to chaperonin 60 gene sequences.	Goh SH, Facklam RR, Chang M, Hill JE, Tyrrell GJ, Burns EC, Chan D, He C, Rahim T, Shaw C, Hemmingsen SM.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.38.11.3953-3959.2000	2000
Phylogeny	Identification of clinically relevant viridans streptococci by an oligonucleotide array.	Chen CC, Teng LJ, Kaiung S, Chang TC.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.43.4.1515-1521.2005	2005
Phylogeny	New quadriplex PCR assay for detection of methicillin and mupirocin resistance and simultaneous discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus from coagulase-negative staphylococci.	Zhang K, Sparling J, Chow BL, Elsayed S, Hussain Z, Church DL, Gregson DB, Louie T, Conly JM.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.42.11.4947-4955.2004	2004
Phylogeny	Identification of clinically relevant enterococcus species by direct sequencing of groES and spacer region.	Tsai JC, Hsueh PR, Lin HM, Chang HJ, Ho SW, Teng LJ.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.43.1.235-241.2005	2005
	Development of a PCR assay for rapid detection of enterococci.	Ke D, Picard FJ, Martineau F, Menard C, Roy PH, Ouellette M, Bergeron MG.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.37.11.3497-3503.1999	1999
	Evidence for horizontal gene transfer in evolution of elongation factor Tu in enterococci.	Ke D, Boissinot M, Huletsky A, Picard FJ, Frenette J, Ouellette M, Roy PH, Bergeron MG.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.182.24.6913-6920.2000	2000
	Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Determinants, and Biofilm Formation of Enterococcus Species From Ready-to-Eat Seafood.	Igbinosa EO, Beshiru A.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2019.00728	2019
Phylogeny	Use of tests for acidification of methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside and susceptibility to efrotomycin for differentiation of strains of Enterococcus and some related genera.	Carvalho MG, Teixeira LM, Facklam RR.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.36.6.1584-1587.1998	1998
Enzymology	Development of a rapid PCR assay specific for Staphylococcus saprophyticus and application to direct detection from urine samples.	Martineau F, Picard FJ, Menard C, Roy PH, Ouellette M, Bergeron MG.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.38.9.3280-3284.2000	2000
	AOAC-OMA/MicroVal Harmonized Validation of Peel PlateTM EB (Enterobacteriaceae Bacteria), First Action 2018.05.	Salter RS, Durbin GW, Martinez D, Bird P, Bastin B, Crowley E.	J AOAC Int	10.1093/jaoacint/qsaa067	2020
Phylogeny	Species identities of enterococci isolated from clinical specimens.	Ruoff KL, de la Maza L, Murtagh MJ, Spargo JD, Ferraro MJ.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.28.3.435-437.1990	1990
Phylogeny	Development of a PCR assay for identification of staphylococci at genus and species levels.	Martineau F, Picard FJ, Ke D, Paradis S, Roy PH, Ouellette M, Bergeron MG.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.39.7.2541-2547.2001	2001
Phylogeny	Development of quantitative PCR assays targeting the 16S rRNA genes of Enterococcus spp. and their application to the identification of enterococcus species in environmental samples.	Ryu H, Henson M, Elk M, Toledo-Hernandez C, Griffith J, Blackwood D, Noble R, Gourmelon M, Glassmeyer S, Santo Domingo JW.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02802-12	2013
Enzymology	Rapid concentration and molecular enrichment approach for sensitive detection of Escherichia coli and Shigella species in potable water samples.	Maheux AF, Bissonnette L, Boissinot M, Bernier JL, Huppe V, Picard FJ, Berube E, Bergeron MG.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.02337-10	2011
Pathogenicity	Production of bacteriocin inhibitory to Listeria species by Enterococcus hirae.	Siragusa GR.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.58.11.3508-3513.1992	1992
Pathogenicity	New real-time PCR assay for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from specimens containing a mixture of staphylococci.	Huletsky A, Giroux R, Rossbach V, Gagnon M, Vaillancourt M, Bernier M, Gagnon F, Truchon K, Bastien M, Picard FJ, van Belkum A, Ouellette M, Roy PH, Bergeron MG.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.42.5.1875-1884.2004	2004
Enzymology	Survival of indicator and pathogenic bacteria in bovine feces on pasture.	Sinton LW, Braithwaite RR, Hall CH, Mackenzie ML.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.01620-07	2007
Enzymology	Development of polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of Listeria monocytogenes in clinical cerebrospinal fluid samples.	Jaton K, Sahli R, Bille J.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.30.8.1931-1936.1992	1992
	Analysis of genes encoding D-alanine-D-alanine ligase-related enzymes in Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus flavescens.	Navarro F, Courvalin P.	Antimicrob Agents Chemother	10.1128/aac.38.8.1788	1994
	Compilation of small ribosomal subunit RNA structures.	Neefs JM, Van de Peer Y, De Rijk P, Chapelle S, De Wachter R.	Nucleic Acids Res	10.1093/nar/21.13.3025	1993
Enzymology	Quantification of intestinal bacterial populations by real-time PCR with a universal primer set and minor groove binder probes: a global approach to the enteric flora.	Ott SJ, Musfeldt M, Ullmann U, Hampe J, Schreiber S.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.42.6.2566-2572.2004	2004
Enzymology	Use of cephalexin-aztreonam-arabinose agar for selective isolation of Enterococcus faecium.	Ford M, Perry JD, Gould FK.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.32.12.2999-3001.1994	1994
Phylogeny	Description and evaluation of the semiautomated 4-hour rapid ID 32 Strep method for identification of streptococci and members of related genera.	Freney J, Bland S, Etienne J, Desmonceaux M, Boeufgras JM, Fleurette J.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.30.10.2657-2661.1992	1992
	A novel Enterococcus durans with antimicrobial, anti-diabetes and anti-alzheimer activities isolated from Egypt.	Arafat HH, Shoulkamy MA, Imam MM, Ali AMA.	AMB Express	10.1186/s13568-025-01836-2	2025
Phylogeny	Phenotypic and Genotypic Identification of Bacteria Isolated From Traditionally Prepared Dry Starters of the Eastern Himalayas.	Pradhan P, Tamang JP.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2019.02526	2019
Enzymology	Enterococcus durans with mosquito larvicidal toxicity against Culex quinquefasciatus, elucidated using a Proteomic and Metabolomic approach.	Colvin D, Dhuri V, Verma H, Lokhande R, Kale A.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-020-61245-2	2020
	Some Technological Properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Dahi and Datshi, Naturally Fermented Milk Products of Bhutan.	Shangpliang HN, Sharma S, Rai R, Tamang JP.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2017.00116	2017
	Designing primers and evaluation of the efficiency of propidium monoazide - Quantitative polymerase chain reaction for counting the viable cells of Lactobacillus gasseri and Lactobacillus salivarius.	Lai CH, Wu SR, Pang JC, Ramireddy L, Chiang YC, Lin CK, Tsen HY.	J Food Drug Anal	10.1016/j.jfda.2016.10.004	2017
	Proteomic Characterization of Virulence Factors and Related Proteins in Enterococcus Strains from Dairy and Fermented Food Products.	Abril AG, Quintela-Baluja M, Villa TG, Calo-Mata P, Barros-Velazquez J, Carrera M.	Int J Mol Sci	10.3390/ijms231810971	2022
Enzymology	Purification and characterization of enterocin 4, a bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus faecalis INIA 4.	Joosten HM, Nunez M, Devreese B, Van Beeumen J, Marugg JD.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.62.11.4220-4223.1996	1996
Pathogenicity	Purification, characterization, and lytic activity against Naegleria fowleri of two amoebicins produced by Bacillus licheniformis A12.	Galvez A, Valdivia E, Gonzalez-Segura A, Lebbadi M, Martinez-Bueno M, Maqueda M.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.59.5.1480-1486.1993	1993
Phylogeny	Application of tRNA intergenic spacer PCR for identification of Enterococcus species.	Baele M, Baele P, Vaneechoutte M, Storms V, Butaye P, Devriese LA, Verschraegen G, Gillis M, Haesebrouck F.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.38.11.4201-4207.2000	2000
	Genomic analysis of Enterococcus durans LAB18S, a potential probiotic strain isolated from cheese.	Comerlato CB, Prichula J, Siqueira FM, Ritter AC, Varela APM, Mayer FQ, Brandelli A.	Genet Mol Biol	10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2021-0201	2022
Genetics	Genomic analysis of Enterococcus faecium strain RAOG174 associated with acute chorioamnionitis carried antibiotic resistance gene: is it time for precise microbiological identification for appropriate antibiotic use?	Pongchaikul P, Romero R, Mongkolsuk P, Vivithanaporn P, Wongsurawat T, Jenjaroenpun P, Nitayanon P, Thaipisuttikul I, Kamlungkuea T, Singsaneh A, Santanirand P, Chaemsaithong P.	BMC Genomics	10.1186/s12864-023-09511-1	2023
	Distribution, cholesterol-lowering and immunomodulation effects of lactic acid bacteria from fermented mussel (Hoi-dong).	Kingkaew E, Konno H, Hosaka Y, Phongsopitanun W, Tanasupawat S.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12272	2022
Metabolism	Cholesterol assimilation by lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria isolated from the human gut.	Pereira DI, Gibson GR	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/AEM.68.9.4689-4693.2002	2002
Phylogeny	Methylobacterium planium sp. nov., isolated from a lichen sample.	Jiang L, An D, Wang X, Zhang K, Li G, Lang L, Wang L, Jiang C, Jiang Y.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-020-01881-4	2020
Phylogeny	Enterococcus Xinjiangensis sp. nov., Isolated from Yogurt of Xinjiang, China.	Ren X, Li M, Guo D	Curr Microbiol	10.1007/s00284-016-1065-1	2016
Phylogeny	Enterococcus lactis sp. nov., from Italian raw milk cheeses.	Morandi S, Cremonesi P, Povolo M, Brasca M	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.030825-0	2011
Phylogeny	Enterococcus thailandicus sp. nov., isolated from fermented sausage ('mum') in Thailand.	Tanasupawat S, Sukontasing S, Lee JS	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65535-0	2008

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#68381	Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .
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