Enterococcus

genus of bacteria of the family Streptococcaceae
Taxon taxon Q517258
Enterococcus
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Enterococcus

Summary

Enterococcus is a taxon[1]. Enterococcus ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,624 views/month, #1,413 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Enterococcus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Enterococcus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Enterococcus is classified within Enterococcaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Enterococcus is Enterococcus[6].
  • Enterococcus's Commons category is recorded as Enterococcus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Enterococcus is Enterococcus faecalis[8].
  • Enterococcus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Enterococcus[9].
  • Enterococcus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Enterococcus's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of terms in microbiology and related sciences[11].
  • Enterococcus's LPSN URL is recorded as http://www.bacterio.net/enterococcus.html[12].
  • Enterococcus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[13].

Body

Classification

Enterococcus's scientific name is Enterococcus[6]. Enterococcus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Enterococcus belongs to the parent taxon Enterococcaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Enterococcus is Enterococcus faecalis[8].

Identifiers

Enterococcus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 543884[14]. Enterococcus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1350[15]. Enterococcus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 97640[16]. Enterococcus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3227372[17]. Enterococcus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 957142[18].

Why It Matters

Enterococcus ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,624 views/month, #1,413 of 195,241).[2] Enterococcus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Enterococcus is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Enterococcaceae
    Taxonomic type Enterococcus faecalis
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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