Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo f. domestica) Meat as a Potential Reservoir for Dissemination of Antimicrobial Resistant and Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains
نویسندگان
1 Department of Food Science and Technology, Bardsir Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
2 Molecular Microbiology Research Group, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
3 Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
4 Department of Food Science and Technology, Bardsir Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
5 Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
6 Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
doi
10.18502/jfqhc.13.1.21379چکیده
Background: Enteropathogenic and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) are the two main pathotypes capable of causing serious human infections, especially when resistant to antibiotics. Methods: In this work, 95 turkey carcasses were swabbed in slaughterhouse over four months (June–September 2023). Antibiotic resistance was evaluated by a disk diffusion method named ...
