CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF ENTEROCOCCUS SPECIES FROM THE INTESTINES OF DUCKS IN ASSAM

The Enterococcus flora of duck intestines consisted of E faecalis and E faecium in ducklings less than eight weeks old and E faecalis, E fae cium and E gallinarum in ducks more than eight weeks old. The enteroco cci were resistant to several antibiotics; chloramphenicol and gentamy cin sulphate were the only antibiotics of those tested which were mode rately effective. All the Enterococcus species isolates were resistant to the macrolide and lincosamide antibiotics.