Research Article

Identification and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcus Spp. Isolated from the River and Coastal Waters in Northern Iran

Table 3

Antibiotic resistance patterns among Enterococcus spp. isolated from waters.

SpeciesNumber of isolates (%)Number (%) of isolates
APVATETGMCCP

E. faecalis 48 (68.6)8 (16.6)2 (4.1)14 (29.1)10 (21)20 (41.6)15 (31.2)
E. faecium 14 (20)5 (35.7)1 (7.1)5 (35.7)1 (7.1)4 (28.5)5 (35.7)
E. gallinarum 5 (7.1)1 (20)1 (20)1 (20)
E. casseliflavus 3 (4.3)

Total 70 (100)14 (20)3 (4.2)20 (28.6) 11 (15.7)24 (34.3) 21 (30)

AP, ampicillin; VA, vancomycin; TET, tetracycline; GM, gentamycin; C, chloramphenicol; CP, ciprofloxacin.