Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Punit Jhandai, Ashok Kumar, Vaishali and Renu Gupta

Abstract:
Multi-drug resistant E. coli is a serious issue that is becoming increasingly concerning for global public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the antibiotic resistance pattern of E. coli isolates obtained from raw chicken meat samples collected from local market of Hisar district of Haryana. Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion susceptibility testing was used to determine the antimicrobial resistance pattern of the E. coli isolates. The E. coli isolates were highly resistant to penicillin (98.41%), erythromycin (98.41%), amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (93.65%), cefpodoxime (93.65%), tetracycline (93.65%), imipenem (90.4%), ceftazidime (87.30 %) and cefotaxime (85.71 %). Nearly, all the E. coli isolates (98.4%) belonged to multi drug resistant bacteria. A total of thirty-four Resistor types were observed during the present study. To reduce the foodborne pathogen contamination, novel, practical, efficient food safety controls and surveillance methods of multi-drug resistance foodborne pathogens are needed.