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Table 3 Distribution of antibiotic resistances in ST40 E. faecalis isolates

From: Comprehensive molecular, genomic and phenotypic analysis of a major clone of Enterococcus faecalis MLST ST40

Antibiotic resistance

Phenotype [%]

Resistance gene

Genotype [%]

Vancomycin (VanA-type)

2.4 (1/42)

vanA

2.4 (1/42)

Erythromycin

21.4 (9/42)

erm(B)

21.4 (9/42)

Tetracycline

81.0 (34/42)

tet(M)

81.0 (34/42)

Streptomycin (high-level)

31.0 (13/42)

aadE

33.3 (14/42)

Gentamicin (high-level)

2.4 (1/42)

aac6′-aph2”

0 (0/42)

  1. Broth microdilution assay was used to determine phenotypic antibiotic susceptibilities. Resistance genes were determined by PCR.