Identification and characterization of resistance and pathogenicity of Enterococcus spp. in samples of donor breast milk

Table 3 Distribution of the virulence genes of Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, and Enterococcus spp.

Virulence genes	E. faecalis		E. faecium		Enterococcus spp.		Total
	N (isolated )	%	N (isolated )	%	N (isolated )	%	N (isolated )	%
Ace	1a	33	1a	33	2	67	3	27
efaA	3b	43	2b	28	3	43	7	63
gelE	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-
As	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-
cylA	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-
Hyl	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-
Esp	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-

^aace gene found in 1 isolate (containing strains of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium). ^befaA gene found in three Enterococcus faecalis isolates (being a single isolate of Enterococcus faecalis and two isolates of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium). E. faecalis: Enterococcus faecalis; E. faecium: Enterococcus faecium.