Phenotypic and whole genome-based characterization of antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from chicken livers.

ABSTRACT: Campylobacter is the leading cause of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide with poultry and poultry products being major infection sources. Chicken livers may constitute a risk of infection due to their high Campylobacter prevalence. The growing presence of antibiotic resistant (AR) Campylobacter strains in poultry is a serious concern as they can be transferred to humans causing AR infections. This study assessed the AR prevalence of C. jejuni isolates from chicken livers from northeastern Spain. Using the broth microdilution method and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) with Illumina HiSeq, 39 liver isolates recovered from carcasses at slaughter from different farms were analyzed. Phenotypic AR to at least one out of six antibiotics tested was observed in 32 isolates (82 %). Ciprofloxacin (71.

SUBMITTER: Manzanares-Pedrosa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12163153 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature