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enterococci

enterococci is the plural of enterococcus.

Meaning of enterococcus

Noun

enterococcus (plural enterococci)

  1. Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics

Questions about enterococci

What is enterococci the plural of?
Enterococci is the plural of enterococcus.

Words near enterococci in the dictionary

  1. enterocleisis
  2. enteroclysis
  3. enterococcaemia
  4. enterococcal
  5. enterococcemia
  6. enterococci
  7. enterococcosis
  8. enterococcus
  9. enterocoel
  10. enterocoele
  11. enterocoeles

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