Short communication, Note

Antibiograms of faecal Escherichia coli and Enterococci species isolated from pastoralist cattle in the interface areas of the Kafue basin in Zambia - short communication

Charles Mubita ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Michelo Syakalima ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Carol Chisenga ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Musso Munyeme ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Muma Bwalya ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Georgina Chifumpa ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Bernard Mudenda Hang’ombe ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Patson Sinkala ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Martin Simuunza ; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Hideto Fukushi ; Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
Hiroshi Isogai ; Institute of Animal Experimentation, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
Jun Yasuda ; Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
Emiko Isogai ; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Health Sciences, University of Hokaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance to a panel of ten agents was determined by the disc diffusion technique for 83 Escherichia coli isolates, 29 Enterococcus faecium isolates and 62 Enterococcus faecalis isolates from faecal samples of apparently healthy pastoral cattle in the wildlife/livestock interface areas. Of all the E. coli isolates, 8% were diarrhoeagenic E. coli strains, 6% were enteropathogenic E. coli strains and 2% were enterotoxigenic E. coli strains. A high frequency of E. coli resistance to penicillin, erythromycin, cotrimoxazole and nitrofurantoin was observed. Enterococci showed the highest percentage of resistance to gentamycin, amoxycillin, ampicillin
and tetracycline. None of the E. coli strains and Enterococci strains was resistant to tetracycline and vancomycin respectively. The results of this study underscore the presence of an animal reservoir of antibiotic resistant microorganisms that have the potential to enter the food chain.

Keywords

E. coli; Enterococci; antibiogram; pastoral cattle; Zambia

Hrčak ID:

24149

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24149

Publication date:

21.4.2008.

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