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Recent taxonomic changes in the genusEnterococcus

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Recent taxonomic changes among the catalase-negative gram-positive cocci have led to the recognition of a separate genus for bacteria previously considered to be members of the genusStreptococcus. Presently, a total of 12 species of the genusEnterococcus have been described. The characteristics, taxonomy and nomenclature of these species, along with the possible clinical implications of revised enterococcal taxonomy, are discussed.

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  1. Francis Blake Bacteriology Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    K. L. Ruoff

  2. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 02115, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Ruoff, K.L. Recent taxonomic changes in the genusEnterococcus . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 9, 75–79 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963630

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