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Enterococcus avium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Bacillati |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Family: | Enterococcaceae |
Genus: | Enterococcus |
Species: | E. avium
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Binomial name | |
Enterococcus avium (ex Nowlan and Deibel 1967) Collins et al. 1984
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Enterococcus avium, a species of Enterococcus,[1] is most commonly found in birds. Rarely, it is also a cause of infection in humans, and in such cases, may be vancomycin-resistant, and is referred to as VREA.[2] VREA cases in humans have been successfully treated with linezolid.[3]