Translation help required

[ClubMed]

How is the German term 'Enterokoken' translated into English?.

It's a biological term. Enterokoken are a type of bacteria.

I tried searching the internet but did not come up with anything.

Thanks for your help

[RustyGT]

CM

"mickwish" is your man for this.
I'm not sure that he 'speaks german'.

But he is an Infection Control Officer in a Hospital.
So he does 'speak Bacteria'

LOL. No pun intended!

R

[ClubMed]

Thanks Rusty I hope he checks this thread soon

No idea really, but I could say a couple of things:
[list=1][*]It's not the name of a bacteria, as they don't get translated. They are proper names worldwide.[*]It sounds like "entero- something", which suggests its an enteric (gut) bacteria.[*]I'll do a search and let you know.[*]If worse comes to worst I can post on an infectious diseases listserv and get the german docs to tell me![/list=1]
Give me a couple of minutes and I'll see what I can find...

Cheers
Mick

[ClubMed]

Thanks very much mickwish!! Your help is greatly appreciated!


P.s. Perhaps it's a parasite?

OK. This is a guess, but since they call staphylococci "staphylokoken" I think it's a good one. Enterokoken means enterococci, which are a group of gram-postive bacteria, often living in the gut doing no wrong. But if they get into a body site that they are no supposed to be in, like the bllodstarem, they can cause nasty infections.

They are a problem in hospitals in particular, with a group of these bacteria labelled "vancomycin resistant enterococci" or VRE for short; they are resistant to many if not all antibiotics we have today, causing many infections in hospital patients.

They are not a "parasite", but a "commensal". The difference is the parasites lives off the host and causes damage, the commensal lives off the host but helps the host or causes no harm. Enterococci live in the bowel mainly and aid digestion. It's only outside the bowel they may cause problems.

Just curious: where did you heard of this bacteria, in what context?

I'll keep looking in case I'm wrong with the translation.

Cheers
Mick

[ClubMed]

Thanks for the info!

Well it seems the water we use for the garden (watering plants etc..) contains these Enterokoken (enterococci).

The well has been closed and is being worked on, so I wanted to find out what these enterococci are and whether we are in any kind of danger.

OK. Just confirmed it. It is spelt enterokokken, with 2 k's at the end. And it does mean enterococci.

Any more needed clubmed, or does this help enough?

[ClubMed]

Thats great thanks very much, where could I get some info on these on the net? Any good informative links?.

Ah, water and enterococci. Wondered if that was it. Basically it means the water is likely to be contaminated with faecal (gut) bacteria. The enterococci are unlikely to make you sick if you drink them, but are an indicator that the water may contain other harmful bacteria.

have a look at this article - it's quite good: http://wwwdmilns.er.usgs.gov/h2oqual/BactHOWeb.html

It talks about why they use faecal bacteria to monitor water quality.

if you need more do a search on enterococci and water quality. You will find more than you ever dreamed of!
Cheers
Mick