Occurrence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia Coli in jungle fowl, village chicken, and commercial chicken in Puchong and Malacca areas /
Antimicrobial resistance is a problem in both veterinary science and antimicrobial use and misuse are the most important selecting force for bacterial antibiotic resistance.Widespred antibiotic resistance has been recognized in E. Coli isolates from human, animal and environmental sources. Although...
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| Summary: | Antimicrobial resistance is a problem in both veterinary science and antimicrobial use and misuse are the most important selecting force for bacterial antibiotic resistance.Widespred antibiotic resistance has been recognized in E. Coli isolates from human, animal and environmental sources. Although prevalence rate for resistant E. coli is significantly distinct for various populations and environments, the impact of resistance to antimicrobial drugs is ubiquitous. In this study, a Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method was evaluated to determine the pattern of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli from fecal sampels oof jungle fowl, village chicken and commercial chicken. Fifty-three fecal sampels from the three different groups of chiken were used in this study. E. coli isolated fron the fecal sampels were tested for antibiotic susceptibility to six antibiotics. A higher percentage of antibiotic resistance was observed in E. coli isolates from the jungle fowl, compared to those from village chicken and commercial chicken. The most frequantly encountered resistance in all sampels was resistance to erythromycin (94%), tetracycline (73.5%), streptomycin (50%), ampicillin (47.1%), neomycin (11.8%) and enrofloxacin (5.9%). It is seen that multiple resistance to the commonly used antibiotics is widespread in chicken and this warrants a new strategy in their applications. |
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