Enterococcaceae

RANK: Family

TAXONOMY: cellular organisms -> Bacteria -> Terrabacteria group -> Firmicutes -> Bacilli -> Lactobacillales -> Enterococcaceae

OVERVIEW:

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.


Gut associated
Dysbiosis associated
Microbial Abundance Data: Enterococcaceae
Percent of total population with standard deviation [PMID: 22698087]. Percentages > 1% highlighted.
Buccal
Mucosa
Keratinized
Gingiva
Hard
Palate
Throat
Tonsils
Saliva
Stool
0.000 %
(0.003)
0.000 %
(0.003)
0.001 %
(0.006)
0.001 %
(0.004)
0.002 %
(0.008)
0.001 %
(0.005)
0.003 %
(0.036)
DESCENDANTS
METABOLOMICS