Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing <i>Klebsiella</i> spp. in poultry meat.

ABSTRACT: Klebsiella spp. present in the food chain have been of much interest during the last few decades due to their implication in the development of antimicrobial resistance. We determined the prevalence of Klebsiella spp. (Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca) in retail poultry meat, along with their resistance profile against antimicrobials. For the detection of the Klebsiella spp. a total of 285 raw meat samples of retailed poultry were collected and cultured. All positive cultures were screened for Klebsiella spp. by PCR to confirm the identity. Their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was performed using the disk diffusion technique, whereas the ESBL-coding genes were detected using the multiplex PCR technique. Out of 285 samples, 139 (48

SUBMITTER: Tanni FY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11761286 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature