Table 1. Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Enterococci isolates from cheeses in Turkey

Antibiotics1 Number (%) of resistant strains
Total (n=139)
E. faecalis (n=85) E. faecium (n=21) E. gallinarum (n=18) E. casseliflavis (n=4) E. durans (n=7) E. avium (n=4)
TEC 9 (10.6) 0 0 0 0 0 9 (6.5)
VA 3 (3.5) 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2.2)
CN (120 μg) 2 (2.4) 0 1 (5.6) 0 0 0 3 (2.2)
CN (10 μg) 61 (71.8) 7 (33.3) 2 (11.1) 0 0 1 (25.0) 71 (51.1)
K 67 (78.8) 21 (100.0) 17 (94.4) 4 (100.0) 7 (100.0) 1 (25.0) 117 (84.2)
RD 46 (54.1) 14 (66.7) 3 (16.7) 1 (25.0) 1 (14.3) 0 65 (46.8)
TE 40 (47.1) 0 5 (27.8) 1 (25.0) 0 1 (25.0) 47 (33.8)
E 8 (9.4) 7 (33.3) 1 (5.6) 0 0 0 16 (11.5)
MY 84 (98.8) 10 (47.6) 18 (100.0) 4 (100.0) 3 (42.9) 4 (100.0) 123 (88.5)
P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
AMP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
LZD 6 (7.1) 0 2 (11.1) 0 0 0 8 (5.8)
QD 55 (64.7) 1 (4.8) 2 (11.1) 0 0 1 (25.0) 59 (42.4)
C 4 (4.7) 0 0 0 0 1 (25.0) 5 (3.6)
S 7 (8.2) 0 1 (5.6) 0 0 0 8 (5.8)
CIP 0 3 (14.3) 1 (5.6) 0 0 0 4 (2.9)