Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from healthy chicken droppings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing emergence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Escherichia coli in poultry represents significant public health concern due to the risk of zoonotic transmission via the food chain. This study investigates the prevalence and resistance patterns of E. coli isolated from healthy broiler and indigenous chickens in Kifri City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Methods

A total of 200 cloacal swab samples were collected from healthy chickens (100 broilers and 100 indigenous). Standard bacteriological methods were used for E. coli isolation, followed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing against ten antibiotics using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Additionally, molecular detection of resistance genes was performed via PCR.

Results

The overall isolation r

SUBMITTER: Hussein AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12677439 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature