''Enterococcus avium'', a species of ''
Enterococcus'',
is most commonly found in birds. Rarely, it is also a cause of infection in humans, and in such cases, may be
vancomycin-reistant, and is referred to as VREA. VREA cases in humans have been successfully treated with
linezolid.
[Lee, Prescott P. MD; Donald A. Ferguson, Jr.; John J. Laffan]
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus avium
''Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice: July 2004'' 12:4, pp. 239-244. Accessed July 17, 2010.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Enterococcus avium'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
avium
Bacteria described in 1967
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