An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang
This study was carried out to isolate and identify the normal bacterial flora in the cloaca of the Red Jungle fowl and to determine the level of antibiotic resistance in the E. coli obtained from the cloacal swabs of these birds. This study was done in a farm in Sepang, which produces Red Jungle fow...
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| author | Joseph, Henry Michael Bahaman, Abdul Rani Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin Zakaria, Zunita |
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| description | This study was carried out to isolate and identify the normal bacterial flora in the cloaca of the Red Jungle fowl and to determine the level of antibiotic resistance in the E. coli obtained from the cloacal swabs of these birds. This study was done in a farm in Sepang, which produces Red Jungle fowl high crosses. Fifteen cloacal swabs were taken from individual birds of a one-year old female flock. The most prevalent normal flora bacteria in the cloaca of these birds were Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus spp., both were present in 73% of the samples. Other bacteria isolated include Klebsiella spp., Chromobacterium spp., Achromobacter spp., Staphylococcus pseudintermidius, Staphylococcus intermidius, Staphylococcus hyicus, Corynebacterium urealyticum, Corynebacterium phocae, and Enterococcus faecalis, which were present in 7to 33% of the samples. The E. coli isolates from the Red Jungle fowl exhibit complete (100%) multiple resistance to antibiotics used in the farm, which were erythromycin, norfloxacin, and tetracycline; and penicillin G, which was never used in the farm. Although 15% of the isolates were sensitive to cephalixine, 23% were resistant. The occurrence of antibiotics resistance towards drugs that was never used in the Red Jungle fowl suggests that the antibiotic resistance may be acquired through other means other than exposure to the drug. |
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| spelling | upm-272762019-10-24T00:55:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27276/ An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang Joseph, Henry Michael Bahaman, Abdul Rani Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin Zakaria, Zunita This study was carried out to isolate and identify the normal bacterial flora in the cloaca of the Red Jungle fowl and to determine the level of antibiotic resistance in the E. coli obtained from the cloacal swabs of these birds. This study was done in a farm in Sepang, which produces Red Jungle fowl high crosses. Fifteen cloacal swabs were taken from individual birds of a one-year old female flock. The most prevalent normal flora bacteria in the cloaca of these birds were Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus spp., both were present in 73% of the samples. Other bacteria isolated include Klebsiella spp., Chromobacterium spp., Achromobacter spp., Staphylococcus pseudintermidius, Staphylococcus intermidius, Staphylococcus hyicus, Corynebacterium urealyticum, Corynebacterium phocae, and Enterococcus faecalis, which were present in 7to 33% of the samples. The E. coli isolates from the Red Jungle fowl exhibit complete (100%) multiple resistance to antibiotics used in the farm, which were erythromycin, norfloxacin, and tetracycline; and penicillin G, which was never used in the farm. Although 15% of the isolates were sensitive to cephalixine, 23% were resistant. The occurrence of antibiotics resistance towards drugs that was never used in the Red Jungle fowl suggests that the antibiotic resistance may be acquired through other means other than exposure to the drug. 2011-01-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27276/1/Proceedings%2028.pdf Joseph, Henry Michael and Bahaman, Abdul Rani and Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin and Zakaria, Zunita (2011) An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang. In: 6th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, 11-14 Jan. 2011, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (p. 118). |
| spellingShingle | Joseph, Henry Michael Bahaman, Abdul Rani Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin Zakaria, Zunita An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang |
| title | An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang |
| title_full | An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang |
| title_fullStr | An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang |
| title_full_unstemmed | An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang |
| title_short | An investigation on antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Red Jungle fowl from a farm in Sepang |
| title_sort | investigation on antibiotic resistance of e. coli in the red jungle fowl from a farm in sepang |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27276/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27276/1/Proceedings%2028.pdf |