Microbe Identification
Microbe nameEnterococcus faecalis
NCBI Taxonomy ID1351
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumFirmicutes
ClassBacilli
OrderLactobacillales
FamilyEnterococcaceae
GenusEnterococcus
Species faecalis
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeCocci
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes1
Oxygen preferenceFacultative anaerobe
Optimal temperature37
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatMultiple
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementNot Available
SporulationNot Available
MetabolismSaccharolytic, fermentative
Energy sourceChemoorganotroph
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanNot AvailableHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanGutFecesNot AvailableGutFeeling KnowledgeBase31509535
HumanVaginaNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanGallbladderNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanTracheaNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanLower respiratory tractNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanLarge intestineNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanFornixNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome19567398
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome18624900
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome26940651
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome21286703