Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam)

Salmonella has been reported to be presence both in raw and processed foods worldwide. In this study, the prevalence, quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella isolated from raw vegetables or locally known as ulam such as asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica (L) Urb), water dropwort...

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Main Authors: Mohd Shahril, Najwa, Rukayadi, Yaya, Anyi, Ubong, Loo, Yuet Ying, Chang, Wei San, Lye, Ying Ling, Thung, Tze Young, Anuar, Aimi Syazana, Tan, Malcolm Turk Hsern, Goh, Sur Guat, Kuan, Chee Hao, Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu, Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, Radu, Son
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32859/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32859/1/%284%29.pdf
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author Mohd Shahril, Najwa
Rukayadi, Yaya
Anyi, Ubong
Loo, Yuet Ying
Chang, Wei San
Lye, Ying Ling
Thung, Tze Young
Anuar, Aimi Syazana
Tan, Malcolm Turk Hsern
Goh, Sur Guat
Kuan, Chee Hao
Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu
Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki
Radu, Son
author_facet Mohd Shahril, Najwa
Rukayadi, Yaya
Anyi, Ubong
Loo, Yuet Ying
Chang, Wei San
Lye, Ying Ling
Thung, Tze Young
Anuar, Aimi Syazana
Tan, Malcolm Turk Hsern
Goh, Sur Guat
Kuan, Chee Hao
Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu
Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki
Radu, Son
author_sort Mohd Shahril, Najwa
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description Salmonella has been reported to be presence both in raw and processed foods worldwide. In this study, the prevalence, quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella isolated from raw vegetables or locally known as ulam such as asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica (L) Urb), water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC), long bean (Vigna sinensis EndL), and winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L) DC) obtained from retail markets in Selangor, Malaysia were carried out. From 96 samples tested, the overall prevalence of Salmonella spp. was 97.9%, Salmonella Enteritidis was 54.2% and Salmonella Typhimurium was 82.3% respectively. Samples were contaminated with Salmonella ranging from <3 to 2400 MPN/g. Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium isolates obtained from the raw vegetables (ulam) were found to exhibit high resistance against ampicillin (100%), erythromycin (100%), amoxicillin/clavunic acid (81.3%), cephalothin (75%), streptomycin (50%) and ciprofloxacin (50%). All Salmonella isolates showed multi drug resistant (MDR) profile with each isolate being resistant to 3 or more antibiotics. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index of Salmonella isolates ranged from 0.27 to 0.55 for Salmonella Enteritidis and 0.27 to 0.82 for Salmonella Typhimurium. The presence of Salmonella on raw vegetables (ulam) and high antibiotic resistance isolates indicated that raw vegetables could be contaminated and thus imposes possible health risk to local consumers.
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spelling upm-328592016-01-27T02:21:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32859/ Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam) Mohd Shahril, Najwa Rukayadi, Yaya Anyi, Ubong Loo, Yuet Ying Chang, Wei San Lye, Ying Ling Thung, Tze Young Anuar, Aimi Syazana Tan, Malcolm Turk Hsern Goh, Sur Guat Kuan, Chee Hao Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki Radu, Son Salmonella has been reported to be presence both in raw and processed foods worldwide. In this study, the prevalence, quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella isolated from raw vegetables or locally known as ulam such as asiatic pennywort (Centella asiatica (L) Urb), water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC), long bean (Vigna sinensis EndL), and winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L) DC) obtained from retail markets in Selangor, Malaysia were carried out. From 96 samples tested, the overall prevalence of Salmonella spp. was 97.9%, Salmonella Enteritidis was 54.2% and Salmonella Typhimurium was 82.3% respectively. Samples were contaminated with Salmonella ranging from <3 to 2400 MPN/g. Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium isolates obtained from the raw vegetables (ulam) were found to exhibit high resistance against ampicillin (100%), erythromycin (100%), amoxicillin/clavunic acid (81.3%), cephalothin (75%), streptomycin (50%) and ciprofloxacin (50%). All Salmonella isolates showed multi drug resistant (MDR) profile with each isolate being resistant to 3 or more antibiotics. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index of Salmonella isolates ranged from 0.27 to 0.55 for Salmonella Enteritidis and 0.27 to 0.82 for Salmonella Typhimurium. The presence of Salmonella on raw vegetables (ulam) and high antibiotic resistance isolates indicated that raw vegetables could be contaminated and thus imposes possible health risk to local consumers. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32859/1/%284%29.pdf Mohd Shahril, Najwa and Rukayadi, Yaya and Anyi, Ubong and Loo, Yuet Ying and Chang, Wei San and Lye, Ying Ling and Thung, Tze Young and Anuar, Aimi Syazana and Tan, Malcolm Turk Hsern and Goh, Sur Guat and Kuan, Chee Hao and Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu and Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki and Radu, Son (2015) Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam). International Food Research Journal, 22 (5). pp. 1761-1769. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/22%20%2805%29%202015/%284%29.pdf
spellingShingle Mohd Shahril, Najwa
Rukayadi, Yaya
Anyi, Ubong
Loo, Yuet Ying
Chang, Wei San
Lye, Ying Ling
Thung, Tze Young
Anuar, Aimi Syazana
Tan, Malcolm Turk Hsern
Goh, Sur Guat
Kuan, Chee Hao
Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu
Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki
Radu, Son
Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam)
title Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam)
title_full Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam)
title_fullStr Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam)
title_full_unstemmed Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam)
title_short Quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella spp., Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam)
title_sort quantification and antibiotic susceptibility of salmonella spp., salmonella enteritidis and salmonella typhimurium in raw vegetables (ulam)
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32859/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32859/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32859/1/%284%29.pdf