Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in a government piggery farm in Owerri, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAkujobi, C. O.
dc.contributor.authorOgbulie, J. N.
dc.contributor.authorUmeh, S. I.
dc.contributor.authorAbanno, N. U.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T12:02:59Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T12:02:59Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThe paper is a short communication
dc.description.abstractThe acquisition of antibiotic-resistant commensal Escherichia coli was examined in a cohort of newborn pigs. Faecal samples were collected weekly from young pigs over a 2 month period and screened for E. coli resistant to ampicillin, nalidixic acid, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin at concentrations of 16, 8, 8 and 8mg/l, respectively. E. coli viable counts were also performed on the samples. All the pigs acquired gentamicin-nalidixic acid- and ampicillin-resistant E. coli, while 80% acquired ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli during the study. Sixty-five per cent of samples were resistant to at least one of the four antibiotics. The prevalence of the antibiotics declined significantly with age and time (p<0.05). Total counts and antibiotic resistant counts declined with age (p<0.05), with the rate of decline in antibiotic resistant counts being greater than that for total counts (p<0.05). The cohort pigs rapidly acquired antibiotic-resistant bacteria shortly after birth and the carriage of resistant bacteria was associated with age.
dc.identifier.citationAkujobi, C. O., Ogbulie, J. N., Umeh, S. I. & Abanno, N. U. (2008). Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in a government piggery farm in Owerri, Nigeria. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2(3), 363-367
dc.identifier.issn1991-8631
dc.identifier.urihttp://indexmedicus.afro.who.int
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/1583
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Formulae Group
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectAntibiotics resistance
dc.subjectEscherichia coli
dc.subjectnew-born pigs
dc.subjectfaecal samples
dc.subjectDepartment of Microbiologyy
dc.titleAntibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in a government piggery farm in Owerri, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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