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