Antibiotic Resistance in Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Broiler Chickens in Pakistan

نویسندگان
Hameed, A. ID 1
Ahsin, M. ID 2
Amir, M. ID 3
Riaz, M. ID 4
Chang, Y.-F. ID 5
Ismail, A. ID 6

1 Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Ste Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, Canada (UK)

2 National Institute of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan

3 Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

4 Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan

5 Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

6 Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan

doi
10.18502/jfqhc.8.2.6472
چکیده

Background: Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) strains are predominant cause of gastrointestinal tract illnesses. The main objective of the study was to determine antibiotic resistance in various types of DEC isolated from chicken broilers farmed in Pakistan. Methods: A total of 200 feces and 200 meat samples from broiler chickens were collected ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Escherichia coli, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Poultry, Pakistan