Korean J Vet Res.  2016 Jun;56(2):91-95. 10.14405/kjvr.2016.56.2.91.

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli isolated from ducks in Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea. nojamaji@hanmail.net
  • 2Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Gimcheon 39660, Korea.

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia (E.) coli isolated from ducks in Korea. A total of 400 cecal content samples were collected from 40 duck farms in Korea. Isolated Salmonella spp. and E. coli strains were 83 and 364 of the 400 cecal samples, respectively. The most prevalent serotype among the 83 Salmonella isolates was Salmonella Typhimurium (51 isolates: 61.45%). Resistance to the tested antimicrobial agents by Salmonella isolates was low except for erythromycin, while the resistance of the E. coli isolates to the other tested antimicrobial agents was high and 90.9% (331/364) of E. coli isolates showed multiantimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance in duck zoonotic pathogens should be of concern to the Korean duck industry, as these pathogens exhibit a high rate of antimicrobial resistance and pose a potential hazard to public health.

Keyword

Escherichia coli; Salmonella spp.; antimicrobial resistance; duck

MeSH Terms

Agriculture
Anti-Infective Agents
Ducks*
Erythromycin
Escherichia coli*
Escherichia*
Korea*
Prevalence*
Public Health
Salmonella typhimurium
Salmonella*
Serogroup
Anti-Infective Agents
Erythromycin
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