Table 5 Results for gelatinase production by enterococci isolated from racing pigeons

From: Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and virulence factors of Enterococcus species in racing pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica)

Enterococcus spp.	No. of isolates	Gelatinase production
Enterococcus spp.	No. of isolates	at 1 day	at 7 day	at 10 day	at 14 day	Overall
E. columbae	50	2 (4%)	4 (8%)	5 (10%)	5 (10%)	5 (10%)
E. hirae	30	0 (0%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (3.3%)
E. faecium	17	1 (5.9%)	2 (11.8%)	2 (11.8%)	2 (11.8%)	2 (11.8%)
E. faecalis	17	8 (53.3%)*↑	12 (70.6%)*↑	12 (70.6%)*↑	12 (70.6%)*↑	12 (70.6%)*↑
E. gallinarum	13	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)
E. mundtii	7	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
E. casseliflavus	5	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	1 (20%)	1 (20%)	1 (20%)
E. cecorum	3	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
E. durans	3	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Total	145	12 (8.4%)	21 (14.5%)	22 (15.2%)	22 (15.2%)	22 (15.2%)

* p < 0.001

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