Antibiotic Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Meat Samples from Kathmandu Valley

Authors

  • Vijay Singh Chhetri Department of Microbiology
  • Indra Bahadur Pachhai Department of Microbiology
  • Pramod poudel Department of Microbiology
  • Huma Bokkhim Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC)
  • Yug Nath Dabadi Department of Microbiology

Keywords:

Antibiotic resistant, E. coli, Chicken, Buff, Pork, Kathmandu valley

Abstract

The present study was carried out on 39 meat samples (18 chickens, 12 buffs and 9 pork samples) with an objective to determine the occurrence of antibiotic-resistant E.coli. Meat samples were collected from Kathmandu valley. Selective cultures and disc-diffusion assays were performed for isolation and characterization of antibiotic resistant E.coli. Occurrence of E.coli was observed in 100% meat samples. Higher percentage (34%), of the isolates were found to be resistance to Ampicillin and 8% isolates exhibited resistance to more than one antibiotics (Cephalexin, Nalidixic acid, and Gentamycin). None of the isolates were resistance to Tetracycline. The result revealed that meat sold in the Kathmandu valley may serve as an important vehicle for community-wide dissemination of antibiotic- resistant E.coli which may represent a newly recognized group of medically significant food borne pathogens.

Key words: Antibiotic resistant; E. coli; Chicken; Buff; Pork; Kathmandu valley

Journal of Food Science and Technology Nepal Vol. 4, September, 2008, Page: 52-53

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Author Biographies

Vijay Singh Chhetri, Department of Microbiology

Professor; Department of Microbiology, National College (NIST), Kathmandu, Nepal.

Indra Bahadur Pachhai, Department of Microbiology

Professor; Department of Microbiology, National College (NIST), Kathmandu, Nepal.

Pramod poudel, Department of Microbiology

Professor; Department of Microbiology, National College (NIST), Kathmandu, Nepal.

Huma Bokkhim, Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC)

Section Officer; Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC), Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Yug Nath Dabadi, Department of Microbiology

Professor; Department of Microbiology, National College (NIST), Kathmandu, Nepal.

Published

2009-06-30

How to Cite

Chhetri, V. S., Pachhai, I. B., poudel, P., Bokkhim, H., & Dabadi, Y. N. (2009). Antibiotic Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Meat Samples from Kathmandu Valley. Journal of Food Science and Technology Nepal, 4, 52–53. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info/index.php/JFSTN/article/view/1998

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Vol. 4 (2008)

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