Open AccessMultidrug-Resistant Bacterial Isolates Recovered from Herbal Medicinal Products Sold in Nairobi, Kenya
Author(s) -
Richard Korir,
Omu Anzala,
Walter Jaoko,
Christine Bii,
Lucia Keter
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
east african health research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-5285
pISSN - 2520-5277
DOI - 10.24248/eahrj-d-17-00027
Subject(s) - serratia , multiple drug resistance , antibiotics , biology , antibiotic resistance , enterobacter , bacteria , klebsiella , microbiology and biotechnology , citrobacter freundii , citrobacter , traditional medicine , drug resistance , medicine , escherichia coli , pseudomonas , enterobacteriaceae , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Medicinal herbs have been reported to be contaminated with microorganisms indigenous to the environment. These microbes become a threat when they harbour drug-resistant traits.