Article
Molecular diversity and antibiotic resistance gene profile of Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from humans and food animals in Lagos, Nigeria.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 1 Dec 2019
Ajayi Abraham, Smith Stella Ifeanyi, Kalpy Julien Coulibaly, Bode-Sojobi Ibidunni Oreoluwa, René Yao Kouamé, Adeleye Adeyemi Isaac
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of Salmonellosis remain a major public health problem globally. This study determined the diversity and antibiotic resistance gene profile of Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from humans and food animals. Using standard methods, Salmonella spp. were isolated from fecal samples, profiled for antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance genes. Seventy-one Salmonella isolates were recovered from both...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Cattle
- Chickens
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Farms
- Feces
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Nigeria
- Salmonella Infections
- Salmonella enterica
- Serotyping