Occurrence of Salmonella spp. in broiler chicken carcasses and their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents

The present study was carried out to evaluate the occurrence of Salmonellae in broiler chicken carcasses and to determine the antimicrobial resistance profile of the isolated strains. Twenty-five out of the 260 broiler chicken carcasses samples (9.6%) were positive for Salmonella. S. Enteritidis was the most frequent serovar. Nineteen Salmonella isolates were tested for antimicrobial resistance, and the results indicated that 94.7% were resistant to at least one antimicrobial agent. Resistance to streptomycin (73.7%), nitrofurantoin (52.3%), tetracycline (31.6%), and nalidixic acid (21%) were the prevalent amongst Salmonella strains tested.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Duarte,Dalila Angélica Moliterno, Ribeiro,Aldemir Reginato, Vasconcelos,Ana Mércia Mendes, Santos,Sylnei Barros, Silva,Juliana Vital Domingos, Andrade,Patrícia Lúcia Arruda de, Falcão,Lúcia Sadae Pereira da Costa de Arruda
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2009
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822009000300020
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