Table 1.
Sources of E. faecalis and E. faecium isolated from Southern California.
| Source | Number of samples | Number of sites | Number of isolates | Total number of isolates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. faecalis | E. faecium | ||||
| Environmental | |||||
| Beach water | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Urban runoff | 10 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| Sand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sea wrack | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Eelgrass | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Wastewater influent | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Wastewater effluent | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Human | |||||
| Human, healthy | 18 | NA | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Human, clinical | 10 | Unk | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Vancomycin resistant enterococci | Unk | Unk | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Animal | |||||
| Dogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Birds | 16 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
|
| |||||
| Total | 92 | 91 | 79 | 170 | |
NA = not applicable.
Unk = unknown.