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ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to isolate, identify and characterize bacterial samples from broiler meat collected from 20 different upazilla markets of Jamalpur, Tangail, Netrokona and Kishoreganj districts of Bangladesh. A total of 20 samples were subjected to bacteriological isolation and identification, and the isolated bacteria were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing using disc diffusion method. Among the samples, 75% (n=15) were contaminated with Campylobacter spp., 70% (n=14) were with Salmonella species and 85% (n=17) were contaminated with Escherichia coli. The Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. and E. coli were isolated and identified by culturing on Blood agar, Xylose-Lysine Deoxycholate (XLD) agar, and MacConky and eosin methylene blue (EMB) agar respectively. Isolates of Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. and E. coli were biochemically analyzed. Campylobacter specific 16S rRNA genes were amplified from the isolates. Campylobacter spp. and E. coli isolates were positive to 16S rRNA gene based polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Almost all isolates of Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. and E. coli showed highest susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and gentamicin. However, most isolates were resistant to amoxicillin and erythromycin. Some isolates showed susceptibility to tetracycline, streptomycin and azithromycin. The findings of this study revealed that there is presence of multidrug resistant isolates of Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. and E. coli in broiler meat. Results of this research project demonstrated the high level of microbial contamination and occurrence of pathogenic bacteria in broiler meat sold in markets of Bangladesh.
Key words: Broiler meat, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, molecular detection, characterization.
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
In this study, bacteria were isolated from only 20 samples of 20 different upazila of Bangladesh. The findings of the present study revealed the presence of multidrug resistant bacteria in broiler meat sold in markets of Bangladesh. Most of the isolates showed resistance to amoxycillin but sensitive to ciprofloxacin and gentamicin. Some isolates showed multidrug resistance.
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
The authors have not declared any conflict of interests.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This study was performed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a M.S. thesis for Md. Kamrul Islam from the Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. We would also like to thank the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for giving financial and logistic support to the present research project and management of this research.
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