TABLE 1.

Identification of Enterococcus isolates (n = 209) to the species level^a

Species	No. of isolates obtained from:		Total no. of isolates
	Minced beef	Minced pork
E. faecalis	97	85	182
E. faecium	2	6	8
E. casseliflavus	0	6	6
E. gallinarum	3	2	5
E. durans	3	1	4
E. hirae	3	0	3
E. avium	0	1	1
Total	108	101	209

^aThere was no noticeable difference between minced pork and minced beef.