Open AccessDiverse non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars with multi-drug resistance potentials isolated from chicken faeces in Ogun State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Michael Agbaje,
Babafela Awosile,
O. O. Kehinde,
Ezekiel Omoshaba,
M. A. Dipeolu,
Noah Bankole
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sokoto journal of veterinary sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2315-6201
pISSN - 1595-093X
DOI - 10.4314/sokjvs.v19i2.4
Subject(s) - salmonella , ogun state , serotype , veterinary medicine , ciprofloxacin , feces , antibiotic resistance , drug resistance , biology , multiple drug resistance , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , geography , medicine , bacteria , genetics , archaeology , local government
This study was carried out in selected poultry farms to determine the prevalence, distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns in Salmonella serovars in Ogun State, South-western Nigeria. A total of 200 faecal samples were aseptically collected from the four geographical zones of Ogun State, Nigeria. Seventy-eight Salmonella isolates spread across 39 serovars and representing a prevalence of 39% was recovered. Salmonella Urbana (n=7), Salmonella Kingston (n=6) and Salmonella Agama (n=5) serovars were more commonly isolated. Resistance was most common to ciprofloxacin (29.5%; n=23/78). Multi-drug resistance (MDR) was observed in 15.4% (n=12/78) of the isolates spread across 7 serovars: S. Kentucky, S. Telelkebir, S. Virchow, S. Blockley, S. Chomedey, S. Haifa, and S. Isangi. The study showed the diversity of Salmonella serovars and the increasing trend of antimicrobial resistance in poultry farms in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria.