Table 3.
Antimicrobial susceptibility of the enterococci isolated from the rhizosphere soils.
| Antibiotics | E. faecium | E. faecalis | E. durans | E. hirae | % resistance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 64) | (n = 3) | (n = 6) | (n = 7) | |||
| Penicillins | AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aminoglycosides | GM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8,75 | |
| S | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,5 | |
| Chloramphenicols | CH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,75 |
| Macrolides | E | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3,75 |
| Glycopeptides | VA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,75 |
| TEI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fluoroquinolones | CIP | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36,25 |
AM: ampicillin, GM: gentamicine, TE: teteracyclin, S: streptomycin, E: erythromycin, C: chloramphenicol, VA: vancomycin, TEI: teicoplanin, and CIP: ciprofloxacin. n: total number of strains; numbers indicated resistant strains within species.