Table 1 Distribution of Enterococcus species in human and animal recovery from fecal samples

E. faecium

E. faecalis

E. hirae

E. avium

E. durans

E. gallinarum

E. casseliflavus

Healthy humans (n = 574)

315 (54.9)

249 (43.4)

4 (0.7)

-

3 (0.5)

3 (0.5)

-

(Barreto et al. 2009; Guimaraes et al. 2009; Novais et al. 2003, 2006; Poeta et al. 2005a, 2006a)

Clinical humans (n = 208)

80 (38.5)

128 (61.5)

-

-

-

-

-

(Novais et al. 2003, 2008)

Healthy pets (n = 246)

127 (51.6)

46 (18.7)

30 (12.2)

43 (17.5)

-

-

-

(Poeta et al. 2005a, 2006a; Rodrigues et al. 2002)

Clinical pets (n = 55)

6 (10.9)

46 (83.6)

1 (1.8)

-

1 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

-

(Delgado et al. 2007)

Horses (n = 110 )

70 (63.6)

30 (27.3)

10 (9.1)

-

-

(Moura et al. 2010)

Poultry (n = 152)

54 (35.5)

92 (60.5)

2 (1.3)

-

4 (2.6)

-

-

(Poeta et al. 2005a, 2006a, b)

Wild boars (n = 126)

68 (54.0)

2 (1.6)

54 (42.9)

-

2 (1.6)

-

-

(Poeta et al. 2007a, 2007b)

Birds of prey (n = 63)

22 (34.9)

25 (39.7)

3 (4.8)

-

4 (6.3)

9 (14.3)

-

(Poeta et al. 2005b, 2007b)

Swine (n = 50)

25 (50.0)

-

23 (46.0)

-

1 (2.0)

1 (2.0)

-

(Novais et al. 2003, 2008)

Ostriches (n = 47)

14 (29.8)

-

31 (65.9)

-

-

-

2 (4.3)

(Gonçalves et al. 2010a)

Mullet fish (n = 104)

81 (77.9)

1 (1.0)

21 (20.2)

-

1 (1.0)

-

-

(Araújo et al. 2011)

Seagulls (n = 31)

22 (71.0)

5 (16.1)

3 (9.7)

-

1 (3.2)

-

-

(Radhouani et al. 2010b)

Garden dormice (n = 33)

32 (97.0)

1 (3.0)

-

-

-

-

-

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Partridges (n = 46)

28 (60.9)

15 (32.6)

1 (2.2)

-

1 (2.2)

-

1 (2.2)

(Silva et al. 2011)

Wild rabbits (n = 64)

21 (32.8)

39 (60.9)

4 (6.3)

-

-

-

-

(Silva et al. 2010)

Total (n = 1,909)

965 (50.6 )

679 (35.6 )

187 (9.8)

43 (2.3)

18 (0.9 )

14 (0.7 )

3 ( 0.2)