Table 2.
Percent of positive reactions (%) in rapid ID 32 STREP (bioMérieux, France) for Enterococcus species (n = 145) isolated from racing pigeons
| Parameter | E. columbae n = 50 | E. hirae n = 30 | E. faecalis n = 17 | E. faecium n = 17 | E. gallinarum n = 13 | E. mundtii n = 7 | E. casseliflavus n = 5 | E. cecorum n = 3 | E. durans n = 3 | Chi-square test p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADH | 22.0↓ | 93.3 | 100 | 94.1 | 92.3 | 100 | 40.0↓ | 33.3↓ | 100 | < 0.001 |
| βGLU | 92.0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0.365 |
| βGAR | 78.0 | 43.3↓ | 5.9↓ | 23.5↓ | 38.5↓ | 42.9↓ | 20.0↓ | 66.7 | 66.7 | < 0.001 |
| βGUR | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.590 |
| αGAL | 96.0 | 90.0 | 29.4↓ | 70.6 | 92.3 | 100 | 80.0 | 100 | 66.7 | < 0.001 |
| PAL | 46.0↑ | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 66.7↑ | 0 | < 0.001 |
| RIB | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 85.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0.624 |
| MAN | 76.0 | 13.3↓ | 100 | 100 | 100 | 71.4 | 100 | 100 | 33.3↓ | < 0.001 |
| SOR | 88.0 | 23.3↓ | 88.2 | 29.4↓ | 0↓ | 28.6↓ | 60.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | < 0.001 |
| LAC | 98.0 | 96.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0.960 |
| TRE | 96.0 | 80.0 | 100 | 88.2 | 100 | 57.1↓ | 80.0 | 100 | 100 | 0.019 |
| RAF | 100.0 | 43.3 | 29.4↓ | 47.1↓ | 92.3 | 28.6↓ | 80.0 | 100 | 66.7 | < 0.001 |
| VP | 86.0 | 83.3 | 76.5 | 88.2 | 69.2 | 85.7 | 80.0 | 66.7 | 100 | 0.829 |
| APPA | 14.0 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0.507 |
| βGAL | 90.0 | 93.3 | 17.7↓ | 94.1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 66.7 | 100 | < 0.001 |
| PYRA | 10.0↓ | 93.3 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0↓ | 100 | < 0.001 |
| βNAG | 12.0↓ | 83.3 | 88.2 | 70.6 | 100 | 57.1 | 60.0 | 100 | 33.3 | < 0.001 |
| GTA | 96.0 | 90.0 | 100 | 52.9↓ | 100 | 85.7 | 80.0 | 100 | 66.7 | < 0.001 |
| HIP | 2.0↓ | 3.3↓ | 41.2 | 41.2 | 92.3↑ | 0↓ | 0↓ | 33.3 | 0↓ | < 0.001 |
| GLYG | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.883 |
| PUL | 20.0↑ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0↑ | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
| MAL | 100 | 96.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0.923 |
| MEL | 100 | 86.7 | 29.4↓ | 64.7↓ | 92.3 | 28.6↓ | 80.0 | 100 | 66.7 | < 0.001 |
| MLZ | 26.0 | 0 | 82.4↑ | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 80.0↑ | 33.3 | 0 | < 0.001 |
| SAC | 100 | 100 | 88.2 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0.360 |
| LARA | 76.0 | 16.7↓ | 17.7↓ | 94.1 | 100 | 85.7 | 100 | 33.3↓ | 0↓ | < 0.001 |
| DARL | 48.0↑ | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7↑ | 0 | < 0.001 |
| MβDG | 66.0↓ | 96.7 | 94.1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | < 0.001 |
| TAG | 36.0 | 10.0 | 100↑ | 47.1 | 100↑ | 57.1 | 80.0↑ | 66.7↑ | 0↓ | < 0.001 |
| βMAN | 24.0↓ | 63.3 | 94.1 | 70.6 | 100 | 85.7 | 100 | 100 | 66.7 | < 0.001 |
| CDEX | 92.0 | 83.3 | 100 | 82.4 | 92.3 | 100 | 40.0↓ | 100 | 66.7 | 0.036 |
| URE | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.883 |
ADH (arginine dihydrolase), βGLU (β-glucosidase), βGAR (β-galactosidase), βGUR (β-glucuronidase), αGAL (α-galactosidase), PAL (alkaline phosphatase), RIB (ribose), MAN (mannitol), SOR (sorbitol), LAC (lactose), TRE (trehalose), RAF (rafinose), VP (Voges Proskauer, aceton production), APPA (alanyl-phenylalanyl-proline arylamidase), βGAL (β-galactosidase), PYRA (pyroglutamic acid arylamidase), βNAG (N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase), GTA (glycyl-tryptophan arylamidase), HIP (hydrolysis of hipurate), GLYG (glycogen), PUL (pullulane), MAL (maltose), MEL (melibiose), MLZ (melezitose), SAC (saccharose), LARA (L-arabinose), DARL (D-arabitol), CDEX (cyclodextrin), MβDG (methyl-βD-glucopyranoside), TAG (tagatose), βMAN (β-mannosidase), URE (urease)