Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in beef at a commercial slaughterhouse in Moro, Kwara State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastroenteritis due to foodborne disease is a leading cause of death in developing countries. In Nigeria, there is an increasing demand for beef. Yet, there is no surveillance for Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination of raw beef and little is known about the carriage of this pathogen in Nigeria's livestock.

Methods

A total of 415 samples, including 180 cow carcass swabs, 180 caecal content samples, 16 water samples, 25 hand swabs and 14 knife swabs were collected at a large abattoir in the Moro region of Kwara State, Nigeria. The samples were enriched in modified tryptone broth containing novobiocine, and plated onto Sorbitol-MacConkey agar (Oxoid SR0172E) supplemented with 0.05 mg l^-1 cefixime and 2.5 mg l^-1 potassium tellurite (Oxo

SUBMITTER: Ajuwon BI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8742587 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature