Enterococcus avium
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''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.


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Type strain of ''Enterococcus avium'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
avium Bacteria described in 1967 {{infectious-disease-stub