Enterococcus durans

Enterococcus durans is a species of Enterococcus.[1] It is a Gram-positive, catalase- and oxidase-negative, coccus bacterium. The organism is also a facultative anaerobe.[2] Prior to 1984, it was known as Streptococcus durans.

Enterococcus durans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Enterococcaceae
Genus:
Enterococcus
Species:
E. durans

Certain strains have also been identified as producers of anti-inflammatory agents, which are being studied in medical research.[3]

References
  1. Devriese LA, Vancanneyt M, Descheemaeker P, et al. (2002). "Differentiation and identification of Enterococcus durans, E. hirae and E. villorum". J. Appl. Microbiol. 92 (5): 821–7. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01586.x. PMID 11972684.
  2. Fisher K, Phillips C. The ecology, epidemiology and virulence of Enterococcus. Microbiology. 2009;155(6):1749-1757. doi:10.1099/mic.0.026385-0.
  3. Carasi, P., Racedo, S. M., Jacquot, C., Elie, A. M., Serradell, M. de los Á., & Urdaci, M. C. (2017). Enterococcus durans EP1 a Promising Anti-inflammatory Probiotic Able to Stimulate sIgA and to Increase Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Abundance. Frontiers in Immunology, 8, 88. http://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00088

Further reading
  • Nami, Yousef; Abdullah, Norhafizah; Haghshenas, Babak; Radiah, Dayang; Rosli, Rozita; Khosroushahi, Ahmad (August 2014). "Probiotic assessment of Enterococcus durans 6HL and Lactococcus lactis 2HL isolated from vaginal microflora". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 63 (Part 8): 1044–1051. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.074161-0. PMID 24913559.


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