Enterococcus avium
| Enterococcus avium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Enterococcaceae |
| Genus: | Enterococcus |
| Species: | E. avium |
| Binomial name | |
| Enterococcus avium (ex Nowlan and Deibel 1967) Collins et al. 1984 | |
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Enterococcus avium is a species of bacteria in the genus Enterococcus that is commonly found in bird feces and may occur in the human gastrointestinal tract similar to other Enterococcus species. Rare cases of invasive and bloodstream infections in humans have been reported.