Article
Characterisation of novel strains of multiply antibiotic-resistant Salmonella recovered from poultry in Southern Senegal.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 14 May 2012
Dione Michel M, Geerts Stanny, Antonio Martin
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) contamination in poultry and poultry products is a major cause of food-borne disease in humans. This study presents the molecular epidemiology of NTS isolated from poultry in Senegal. METHODOLOGY: A total of 261 NTS recovered from broiler farms, chicken carcasses and street vendors were characterized using random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and multilocus...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Chickens
- Cluster Analysis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Poultry Diseases
- Salmonella
- Salmonella Infections, Animal
- Senegal
