Enterococcus avium
| Enterococcus avium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Enterococcaceae |
| Genus: | Enterococcus |
| Species: | E. avium |
| Binomial name | |
| Enterococcus avium (ex Nowlan and Deibel 1967) Collins et al. 1984 | |
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-resistant, and is referred to as VREA. VREA cases in humans have been successfully treated with linezolid.