Conceptually similarSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYEnterococcus faecium on the small intestine, SEMSS21330121Rights ManagedSPLEnterococcus faecium on human skin, SEMSS2785804TA1803Rights ManagedSPLEnterococcus faecium on human skin, SEMSS2785805TA1804Rights ManagedSPLEnterococcus faecium on human skin, SEMSS2785806TA1805Rights ManagedSPLEnterococcus faecium on human skin, SEMSS2785807TA1806Rights ManagedSPLEnterococcus faecium, coccus prokaryote, SEMSS2786440TA2439Rights ManagedSPLEnterococcus faecium, SEMSS2786455TA2454Rights ManagedSPLEnterococcus faecium, SEMSS2786457TA2456Rights ManagedSPLEnterococcus faecium, SEMSS2785958TA1957Rights ManagedView AllView more with similar tones Enterococcus faecium on the small intestine, SEMLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2785801Legacy Identifier:TA1800Description:Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Photocomposite, Enterococcus faecium on the surface of the small intestine villi. Enterococcus faecium (also known as Streptococcus faecium), Gram-positive, vancomycin resistant (VRE), coccus prokaryote that grows in groups or chains. E. faecium is commonly found in the guts of humans and other animals. It does not normally cause disease, but can be an opportunistic pathogen when the immune system is impaired. It is an important nosocomial (hospital-acquired) pathogen. They are robust microbes able to tolerate relatively high salt and acid concentrations. The microbe can survive for long periods of time in soil, sewage, and inside hospitals on a variety of surfaces. E. faecium is known to have a resistance to several types of antibiotics including gentamicin, tetracycline, erythromycin, teicoplanin and penicillin. Magnification: x800 bacteria; x49 intestine when shortest axis printed at 25 millimeters.Credit:Dennis Kunkel Microscopy / Science SourceSize:3302px × 2646px (~24 MB)Restrictions:No Sale through SubagentsGet PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:21700a-abdomen-acquired-airplane-aminoglycoside-aminoglycosides-antibiotic-bacilli-bacteria-bacterial pathogen-blood-bug-bugs-C032/1918-C0321918-cocci-coccoid-coccus-colored-disease-dividing-division-endocarditis-enterococcaceae-enterococcus-erythromycin-faecium-false-colored-firmicutes-fission-gentamicin-germ-germs-gram+-group d-gut-hai-hospital-hospital-acquired-human-immune-immunocompromised-immuno-compromised-infection-infections-intestinal-lactobacillales-nosocomial-opportunistic-oral cavity-pathogens-penicillin-prokaryote-quinolone-quinolones-resistance-scanning-sem-skin-small intestine-strain-strains-stream-streptococci-streptococcus-super-superbug-superbugs-supergerm-supergerms-system-teicoplanin-tetracycline-tract-vaginal-vancomycin resistant enterococci-vancomycin-resistant-villus-vre-woundModel release:N/AParent folder:SPL FTP 170209Alternative versions:View All