enterococcus
Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
Noun
- Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- English -coccus English enterococcus From entero- + -coccus.