Table 1.

Enterococcal concentration and species diversity in the feces of resident cats from small animal veterinary hospitals.

Sample ID	Hospital ID†	Concentration (CFU g−1)	Diversity (%)*
			E. faecalis	E. faecium	E. hirae	E. avium
Cat-A	1	6.0 × 108	50.0	36.7	0	13.3
Cat-B	2	9.1 × 105	0	100	0	0
Cat-C	4	2.1 × 105	0	10.0	90.0	0
Cat-D	6	1.7 × 105	36.7	30.0	33.3	0
Cat-E	7	4.1 × 106	56.7	33.3	6.7	3.3
Cat-F	9	1.1 × 105	0	0	100	0

^†Hospital IDs consistent with previous surveillance study (KuKanich et al., 2012).

*Based on 30 isolates from each fecal sample.