Journal of
Microbiology and Antimicrobials

  • Abbreviation: J. Microbiol. Antimicrob.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2308
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Characterization and antibiogram of Salmonella spp. from poultry specimens

R. Selvaraj1, R. Das1, S. Ganguly2, M. Ganguli3, S. Dhanalakshmi3 and S. K. Mukhopadhayay3
1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS), Kolkata 700 037, India. 2AICRP on Post Harvest Technology in Department of Fish Processing Technology, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS), Kolkata 700 094, India. 3Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS), Kolkata 700 037, India.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 13 November 2010
  •  Published: 31 December 2010

Abstract

The present study was done for characterization and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of theSalmonella spp. found as contaminants in chicken carcass. The overall incidence ofSalmonella contamination of poultry carcass was found to be 4.90% with the higher percentage of Salmonella being isolated from chicken meat (8.00%) followed by liver and spleen (6.25%). The isolates were identified as Salmonella Typhimurium, SalmonellaParatyphi B and Salmonella (Rough). Eight Salmonella isolates obtained from poultry were confirmed as Salmonella spp. according to their biochemical profile and their sensitivity to different antimicrobial agents. Amikacin, kanamycin and ciprofloxacin were found to be the most effective antibiotics against Salmonella spp.

 

Key words: Characterization, Salmonella spp., chicken carcass, antibiotic sensitivity.

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