TABLE 1.

Enterococcal species isolated from turkey flocks

Enterococcus species (no. tested)	No. (%) positive in groupa:
	1 (24 days)b	2 (28 days)	3 (59 days)	4 (80 days)	5 (130 days)	6 (plant)
E. faecium (104)	17 (27)	28 (31)	16 (38)	16 (37)	9 (22)	18 (24)
E. faecalis (186)	28 (45)	47 (53)	21 (50)	27 (63)	21 (51)	42 (57)
E. casseliflavus (17)	6 (10)	11 (12)	0	0	0	0
E. durans (13)	0	2 (2)	0	0	0	11 (15)
E. mundai (2)	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	1 (1)
E. hirae (7)	0	0	4 (9)	0	3 (77)	0
E. gallinarum (22)	11 (18)	0	1 (2)	0	8 (19)	2 (3)
Total	62	89	42	43	41	74

^aNote that groups 1 and 5 are the same flock and groups 2 and 3 are the same flock. 

^bAge of flock.