title: Characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterococcus species from the intestines of ducks in Assam.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Saikia
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Devriese
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kalita
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004372:Ducks / Q000382:microbiology*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D007194:India; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents