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Evaluation Of Drug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae In Retail Poultry And Beef, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Emily Rotich, Samuel N. Nahashon
Evaluation Of Drug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae In Retail Poultry And Beef, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Emily Rotich, Samuel N. Nahashon
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
There has been increasing concern on the emergence of multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens from foods of animal origin, including poultry. The current study aimed to evaluate antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae from raw retail chicken/turkey parts (thigh, wings, breast, and ground) and beef meat (ground and chunks) in Middle Tennessee. Resistance of the collected Enterobacteriaceae to a panel of antibiotics was determined by the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test. Retail meats were also assayed for the presence of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli O157:H7. Two hundred thirty-seven samples representing 95.2% of the total of 249 samples tested were positive for Enterobacteriaceae. The level of contamination …