Domain Bacteria Order Lactobacillales Higher classification Lactobacillales | Phylum Firmicutes Scientific name Enterococcaceae Rank Family | |
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Lower classifications Enterococcus, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium | ||
The Enterococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria placed in the order Lactobacillales. 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.
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