Antibiotics Resistance Profile Of Escherichia Coli Isolated From Apparently Healthy Domestic Livestock In Umuahia, Abia State
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to determine the antibiotic
resistance profile of Escherichia coil isolated from apparently healthy
domestic livestock from Umuahia, Abia State Nigeria, E. coil was isolated using
Eosin methylene Blue Agar (EMB) and identified by conventional microbiology
technique. The isolate was tested against 12 antibiotics using the disc
diffusion method. A total of 36 different antibiotics resistance profile were
observed with each isolate showing resistance to at least four or more drugs
tested. Generally, the E. coil isolates was sensitive to the antibiotics;
Levofloxacin (23mm), chlorophenicol (17mm), Amoxil (18mm), Steptornycin (16mm),
Tetracycline (14mm). The E.coli isolate from goat and chicken exhibited 50%
resistance to the drugs while those from cow showed 33.3% resistance to the
drugs. This study showed that average number of sensitive phenotypes per
isolate was significantly higher for goat and cow compared with poultry while
the average number of resistance phenotypes per isolate was significantly
higher for goat and chicken. A significant public health concern observed in
this study is that multi drug resistance commends E. coil strains may
constitute a potential reservoir of resistance genes that could be transferred
to pathogenic bacteria.
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AGUOCHA, E (2021). Antibiotics Resistance Profile Of Escherichia Coli Isolated From Apparently Healthy Domestic Livestock In Umuahia, Abia State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 15, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiotics-resistance-profile-of-escherichia-coli-isolated-from-apparently-healthy-domestic-livestock-in-umuahia-abia-state-7-2
EZINNE, AGUOCHA. "Antibiotics Resistance Profile Of Escherichia Coli Isolated From Apparently Healthy Domestic Livestock In Umuahia, Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 04 Nov. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiotics-resistance-profile-of-escherichia-coli-isolated-from-apparently-healthy-domestic-livestock-in-umuahia-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
EZINNE, AGUOCHA. "Antibiotics Resistance Profile Of Escherichia Coli Isolated From Apparently Healthy Domestic Livestock In Umuahia, Abia State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 04 Nov. 2021. Web. 15 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiotics-resistance-profile-of-escherichia-coli-isolated-from-apparently-healthy-domestic-livestock-in-umuahia-abia-state-7-2 >.
EZINNE, AGUOCHA. "Antibiotics Resistance Profile Of Escherichia Coli Isolated From Apparently Healthy Domestic Livestock In Umuahia, Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 15 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/antibiotics-resistance-profile-of-escherichia-coli-isolated-from-apparently-healthy-domestic-livestock-in-umuahia-abia-state-7-2