Enterococcus faecium

Enterococcus faecium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Family:	Enterococcaceae
Genus:	Enterococcus
Species:	E. faecium
Binomial name
*Enterococcus faecium* (Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer & Kilpper-Bälz 1984

Enterococcus faecium is a Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic or nonhemolytic bacterium in the genus Enterococcus. It can be commensal (innocuous, coexisting organism) in the human intestine, but it may also be pathogenic, causing diseases such as neonatal meningitis or endocarditis.

Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium is often referred to as VRE.

Some strains of E. faecium are used as probiotics in both animals and humans.

Genomes listed below are from the Integrated Microbial Genomes website.

The 22 sequenced Enterococcus faecium genomes

Linezolid or daptomycin is used to treat VRE infections. The streptogramins, such as quinupristin/dalfopristin, may also be used for VREs. VRE can be successfully treated with sultamicillin.