| characterisation 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 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. | 1995 | 7659859 |