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
HumanHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanGutFecesGutFeeling KnowledgeBase31509535
HumanVaginaBacDive34718743
HumanGallbladderBacDive34718743
HumanTracheaBacDive34718743
HumanLower respiratory tractBacDive34718743
HumanLarge intestineBacDive34718743
HumanFornixBacDive34718743
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome19567398
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome18624900
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome26940651
HumanLarge intestineFecesDisbiome21286703