ISOLATION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF ENTEROCOCCUS SPECIES FROM HUMAN STOOL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES
The genus Enterococcus comprises of a group of Gram-positive, non-spore forming cocci, facultative anaerobes bacteria that undergo lactic acid fermentation found in the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrate and invertebrate animals, soil, surface waters, oceans and fermented food products. They can cause health care- associated infections such as Urinary tract infection, bacteremia, endocarditis, and wound infection. […]