The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor

Eighty-nine (91/102) percent of the Escherichia coli isolates obtained from pigs on 6 farms in Johore and Selangor were shown to be resistant to one or more of the antimicrobial agents tested. Of these, 84% were resistant to Tetracycline, 77% to Streptomycin, 72% to Sulphonamides, 26% to Neomycin, 1...

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Main Authors: Bahaman, Abdul Rani, Liman, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 1985
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38817/
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Liman, B.
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description Eighty-nine (91/102) percent of the Escherichia coli isolates obtained from pigs on 6 farms in Johore and Selangor were shown to be resistant to one or more of the antimicrobial agents tested. Of these, 84% were resistant to Tetracycline, 77% to Streptomycin, 72% to Sulphonamides, 26% to Neomycin, 13% to Chloramphenicol and none to Nalidixic Acid. Almost all of the E. coli isolates from the commercial farms were resistant to Tetracycline, Streptomysin and Sulphonamides. Multiple antimicrobial resistant E. coli was prevalent in the commercial pig farms whilst in the smallholders, single antibiotic resistant E. coli was more dominant. The high prevalence of antimicrobial resistant E. coli from the animals studied could be attributed to antibiotic supplements in the feeds and/or frequent antibiotic therapy. In both management systems, the piglets appeared to be the age group that harboured most of the antimicrobial resistant E. coli. Altogether 30 E. coli strains were identified from the 102 isolates.
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spelling upm-388172015-06-10T01:06:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38817/ The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor Bahaman, Abdul Rani Liman, B. Eighty-nine (91/102) percent of the Escherichia coli isolates obtained from pigs on 6 farms in Johore and Selangor were shown to be resistant to one or more of the antimicrobial agents tested. Of these, 84% were resistant to Tetracycline, 77% to Streptomycin, 72% to Sulphonamides, 26% to Neomycin, 13% to Chloramphenicol and none to Nalidixic Acid. Almost all of the E. coli isolates from the commercial farms were resistant to Tetracycline, Streptomysin and Sulphonamides. Multiple antimicrobial resistant E. coli was prevalent in the commercial pig farms whilst in the smallholders, single antibiotic resistant E. coli was more dominant. The high prevalence of antimicrobial resistant E. coli from the animals studied could be attributed to antibiotic supplements in the feeds and/or frequent antibiotic therapy. In both management systems, the piglets appeared to be the age group that harboured most of the antimicrobial resistant E. coli. Altogether 30 E. coli strains were identified from the 102 isolates. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 1985 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38817/1/a87%20-%20the%20prevalence%20of%20antimicrobial%20resistant.pdf Bahaman, Abdul Rani and Liman, B. (1985) The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor. Malaysian Applied Biology Journal, 14 (1). pp. 19-23. ISSN 0126-8643
spellingShingle Bahaman, Abdul Rani
Liman, B.
The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor
title The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor
title_full The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor
title_fullStr The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor
title_full_unstemmed The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor
title_short The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from Johore and Selangor
title_sort prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli in pigs from johore and selangor
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38817/
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