Abstract
The Enterococcus flora of duck intestines consisted of E faecalis and E faecium in ducklings less than eight weeks old and E faecalis, E faecium and E gallinarum in ducks more than eight weeks old. The enterococci were resistant to several antibiotics; chloramphenicol and gentamycin sulphate were the only antibiotics of those tested which were moderately effective. All the Enterococcus species isolates were resistant to the macrolide and lincosamide antibiotics.
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Ducks / microbiology*
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Enterococcus / drug effects
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Enterococcus / isolation & purification
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Enterococcus / physiology*
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Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects
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Enterococcus faecalis / isolation & purification
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Enterococcus faecalis / physiology
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Enterococcus faecium / drug effects
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Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
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Enterococcus faecium / physiology
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India
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Intestines / microbiology*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests