| Growth factors (and/or information) | TSA, 30C, 4d: good growth, occasional punctiform colonies but identical cell morphology and catalase. 1.5mm, buff at 37C, yellow on swab |
| Additional hazard information | Pompei, R et al 1991 J Clin Micro 29, 2884-2886 Ref: R C Moellering, Clinical Infectious Diseases 1992, 14, 1173-8. Emergence of Enterococcus as a significant pathogen. |
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