Genetic characterization of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. from humans and poultry in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: The emergence of antibiotic resistance in livestock, especially food-producing animals, is of major public health importance as a result of the possibility of these bacteria entering the food chain. In this study, the genetic characteristics of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates from humans and poultry in Edo state, Nigeria, were investigated. In April 2017, 45 Klebsiella spp. and 46 E. coli isolates were obtained from urine, clinical wounds, nasal and chicken faecal samples. Isolates were recovered and identified as previously described. Species identification was achieved by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and ribosomal multilocus sequence typing. Antimicrobial susceptibil

SUBMITTER: Jesumirhewe C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436014 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature