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Table 2 Bacterial culture results from 45 found dead kits with suspected enteritis

From: On-farm biosecurity practices and causes of preweaning mortality in Canadian commercial mink kits

Bacteria cultured

No. of samples (%; 95% CI)a

Enterococcus faecalis

30 (67; 51 to 80)

Escherichia coli

16 (36; 22 to 37)

Enterococcus faecium

10 (22; 11 to 37)

Staphylococcus delphini

10 (22; 11 to 37)

Enterococcus hirae

5 (11; 4 to 24)

Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg

5 (11; 4 to 24)

Enterococcus gallinarum

3 (7; 1 to 18)

Enterococcus avium

3 (7; 1 to 18)

Streptococcus canis

1 (2; 0.1 to 12)

Staphylococcus sciuri

1 (2; 0.1 to 12)

  1. aPercentages do not equal 100 as some samples had multiples species present. Only 45 samples yielded sufficient growth for inclusion