Indian Journal of Poultry Science

Web of Science
  • Year: 2000
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue: 1

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of E. coli and Salmonella of poultry origin

  • Author:
  • Deepti Chachra, R.C. Katoch, Sandeep Jasial, Arvind Mahajan
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 81 to 82

Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palmpur (H.P.) - 176062.

Abstract

In all 48 E. coli and five Salmonella from diarrhoeic poultry were studied for antimicrobial susceptibility by using 13 different antimicrobials. Interestingly, 87.5% ofE. coli strains were resistant to a range of two to eight antimicrobials. Resistance to ampicillin and co-trimoxazole was even more than 79% whereas all the strains were sensitive to nalidixic acid and rifampicin; so far being rarely used in poultry diseases.

Keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility test, E. coli, Salmonella, Poultry