Microbiological and molecular studies on Salmonella spp. isolated from broilers in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, Egypt | ||
Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research | ||
Article 4, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2015, Pages 59-67 PDF (3.66 M) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/jbaar.2015.105954 | ||
Authors | ||
Mohamed T. Shaaban1; Sami I. Menisy* 1; A.M Hegazy2 | ||
1Botany Department , Faculty of Science , Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
2Animal Health Research Institute, Kafr El -Sheikh Regional Lab ,Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
Prevalence of Salmonella pathogen in poultry in Kafr El – Sheikh governorate, Egypt were analyzed in 100 pooled samples from poultry (liver, spleen , cloacal swab, gall bladder ), using culture and PCR based methods. The results showed that S. enteric was detected in 10 samples (10%), S. enterica serovar Enteritidis , S. enterica serovars Typhimurium and non-typable serovars were detected in 4(40%) , 2(20%) and 4(40%) respectively . All isolates were multi-drug resistant .Also, all isolates had drug resistant genes except for only one isolate was S. enterica serovar Enteritidis . No integrons were detected | ||
Keywords | ||
Poultry; Salmonella spp; MDR (multidrug resistance ); PCR; resistance gene | ||
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