CHARACTERIZATION OF SALMONELLA ISOLATES FROM SELECTED POULTRY FARMS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

dc.contributor.authorAHMED, AKEEM OLAYIWOLA
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-05T12:00:29Z
dc.date.available2018-09-05T12:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2017-07
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAIN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY. DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractSalmonellosis is a major threat facing the poultry industry in Nigeria. This study was conducted to characterize Salmonella from selected poultry farms in Kwara state and determine their resistance patterns to routinely used antimicrobials. A total of 900 samples were collected between December, 2015 and May, 2016 from poultry environment, live chickens, and dead chickens. The samples were subjected to standard bacteriological methods. Presumptive Salmonella isolates were tested for specific serovars, antimicrobial resistance profile and PCR testing of 24 randomly selected isolates for the genes fimA, fliC, rfbsg and SefC. Of the 900 samples, 58 (6.4 %) were positive for Salmonellaand the isolation rate was only statistically significant (p< 0.05) in live birds. The isolates are comprised of 13 different serovars. The three predominant serovars; Salmonella entrica ser. 6, 7:d:- (29.0 %), S. Agama (28.0 %) and S. Typhimurium (16.0 %), were isolated from all the three sources.Rare serovars such as S. Albany, S. Colindale, S. Istanbul, S. Larochelle, S. Nigeria and S. Orion were also isolated from chickens in this study.A high frequency of antimicrobial resistance was generally observed with all the isolates exhibiting a total (100 %) resistance to ampicillin, cefotaxime and ceftazidime. Varying distribution patterns of the studied genes were observed among the isolates.While, fimAwas found in all the 24 strains, sefCwas found only among the Salmonella enterica ser. 45: d: 1,7.This study documents for the first time, isolation of Salmonella entrica ser. 6, 7:d:- from chicken. The studyalso documents a high frequency of fluoroquinolone resistance among the isolates which may be consequence of selective pressure in the environment.The results of this study has shown that the fimAgene was widely distributedamong Salmonella irrespective of the serovars. However, the sefCgene appears to be serovar specific.Salmonella serovars 6, 7: d: -, Agama and Typhimurium were the major serovars associated with poultry and environmental contamination in the Kwara State, north-central region of Nigeria.These serovars constitute a health risk to poultry, environment and human population in the region, therefore,there is need to institute measures to control their spread.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10256
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCHARACTERIZATION,en_US
dc.subjectSALMONELLA ISOLATES,en_US
dc.subjectSELECTED POULTRY FARMS,en_US
dc.subjectKWARA STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleCHARACTERIZATION OF SALMONELLA ISOLATES FROM SELECTED POULTRY FARMS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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