NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase negative,
does not hydrolyze gelatin, does not produce hydrogen sulfide and is esculin and hippurate
positive. E. gallinarum has been isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of domestic
fowl and is pathogenic in humans with some resistance to vancomycin.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Enterococcus gallinarum.;