title: Microbial Sample- Enterococcus faecium-UBEF
description: Enterococcus faecium is a non-spore forming gram positive bacteria. These are lactic acid bacteria commonly found in the gut of humans and animals and are recognized for their probiotic properties. However, some strains of E. faecium are also opportunistic pathogens notorious for causing infections such as bacteremia, urinary tract infection and infective endocarditis.
attributes.tag: strain
attributes.value: UBEF
attributes.tag: isolation_source
attributes.value: human
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 2015-07-02
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: India: Vellore
attributes.tag: sample_type
attributes.value: Bacterial assembly
attributes.tag: collected_by
attributes.value: Vellore Institute of Technology
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: Microbe, viral or environmental