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2024
faecalis
faecalis
Latin
Adjective
faecalis
(
New Latin
)
Used as a
specific epithet
for several
bacteria
associated with
feces
Derived terms
Enterococcus faecalis
Pichia faecalis
Psychrobacter faecalis
Streptococcus faecalis
Etymology
From stem of
faex
(
“
dregs, sediment, feces
”
)
+
-alis
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