Table 3.
Species distribution of antibiotic-resistant enterococci isolated from seafood samples
| Antimicrobial agent | Number and percentages (%) of enterococcal isolates distributed by species | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. gallinarum (n = 59) | E. casseliflavus (n = 34) | E. faecium (n = 9) | E. durans (n = 8) | E. faecalis (n = 6) | E. hirae (n = 1) | |
| Streptomycin | 55 (93.22) | 33 (97.06) | 9 (100) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (100) | 1 (100) |
| Chloramphenicol | 25 (42.37) | 16 (47.06) | 3 (33.33) | 4 (50) | 1 (16.66) | 0 |
| Erythromycin | 44 (74.58) | 33 (97.06) | 7 (77.77) | 4 (50) | 5 (83.33) | 0 |
| Tetracycline | 34 (57.63) | 22 (64.71) | 6 (66.66) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (83.33) | 0 |
| Vancomycin | 4 (6.78) | 2 (5.89) | 0 | 4 (50) | 0 | 0 |
| Gentamycin | 29 (49.15) | 25 (73.53) | 4 (44.44) | 2 (25) | 4 (66.66) | 0 |