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Serotype identification and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella spp. isolated from chicken carcasses

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In this study, 32 Salmonella strains isolated from 400 chicken carcasses were serotyped, and antibiotic resistance profiles were detected against 12 selected antimicrobial agents using disc diffusion method. Thirty-two isolates were identified as follows; 22 (68.7%) Salmonella Enteritidis, five (15.6%) Salmonella Virchow, three (9.3%) Salmonella Typhimurium and two (6.2%) Salmonella Hadar. In all Salmonella isolates, antibiotic resistance were detected. Out of 32 Salmonella strains, 22 (68.75%) displayed multi-drug resistance. Thirty-two (100.0%) of the isolates were found to be resistant to penicillin G, 20 (62.5%) to nalidixic acid, four (12.5%) to cephalothin, two (6.2%) to streptomycin and two (6.2%) to tetracycline. Fifteen (68.1%) Salmonella Enteritidis, one (33.3%) Salmonella Typhimurium, two (100.0%) Salmonella Hadar and two (40.0%) Salmonella Virchow were shown to be resistant to nalidixic acid. Cephalothin resistance was detected in 9.0%, 33.3%, and 20.0% for Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Virchow, respectively. The results indicate that Salmonella recovered from chicken carcasses were resistant to multiple antimicrobials and that resistance among these isolates varies by serotype. Also, this emerged as a significant public health problem.

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The authors are grateful to Yildiz AYAZ from Etlik Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute for the serotype identification of the Salmonella isolates.

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  1. Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Kirikkale University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 71451, Yahsihan, Kirikkale, Turkey

    Aylin Kasimoglu Dogru, Naim Deniz Ayaz & Yilmaz Emre Gencay

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Kasimoglu Dogru, A., Ayaz, N.D. & Gencay, Y.E. Serotype identification and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella spp. isolated from chicken carcasses. Trop Anim Health Prod 42, 893–897 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-009-9504-7

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