Prevalence and Antimicrobial-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Free-Range Chickens in Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Campylobacter enteritis is the most common bacterial foodborne disease in humans. Long-term use of antibiotics in chicken production may result in antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter strains. Information on the antimicrobial resistance profile of Campylobacter species among free-range chickens in Ethiopia is scarce. Hence, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli among free-range chickens in Amhara National Regional state, northwest Ethiopia from November 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023. Cloacal swabs were collected from free-range backyard chickens, directly inoculated onto modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar, and incubated at reduced O2 concentration at 42°C for 48 hours. Suspected colonies were

SUBMITTER: Worku M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410166 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature