Enterococcaceae Explained

The Enterococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria placed in the order Lactobacillales.^[1] Representative genera include Enterococcus, Melissococcus, Pilibacter, Tetragenococcus, and Vagococcus. In this family are some important lactic acid bacteria which produce lactic acid as the major metabolic end product.

External links

• Enterococcaceae J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

Notes and References

1. Book: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 3. The Firmicutes. George M. Garrity . Vos, P.. Garrity, G.. Jones, D.. Krieg, N.R.. Ludwig, W.. Rainey, F.A.. Schleifer, K.-H.. Whitman, W.B. . Springer. New York . 2nd. 978-0-387-95041-9 . 1450 . September 15, 2009. 1984(Williams & Wilkins). British Library no. GBA561951.