ISOLATION OF Salmonella FROM AVIAN WILDLIFE IN SYLHET, BANGLADESH

R Das1, B Paul2 and S Sarkar2
Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University, Volume 9, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 11-18

Abstract:

One of the most common problems in poultry farms in Bangladesh is salmonella. This discase is resistant to a wide variety of antibiotics because of inappropriate dosages and the indiscriminate use of antimicrobial drugs. For the isolation and identification of salmonella, droppings from a total of 55 wild birds were examined with the cultural examination, Gram’s Staining (GS), motility and biochemical test in the microbiology lab of Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh, during the period January 2011 to June 2012. Salmonella was isolated from 31 samples. The overall prevalence was 56.33%. Commercial antibiotic discs were used for the in vitro antibiotic sensitivity test of isolated Salmonella spp. The antibiogram study illustrated that the isolates were highly sensitive to Cefiriaxone (CT), Cephalexine (CE), and Nalidixic Acid (NA), moderately sensitive to Gentamycin (G), Chloramphenicol (CP), and Amoxicillin (A) and resistant to Erythromycin (E), Bacitracin (B), and Penicillin (P). Transmission of salmonella from wild to domestic bird frequently happens and antibiotic resistant salmonella becomes a threat to public health.

Keywords:

Salmonella, Isolation, Avian, and Antibiotic.


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R Das1, B Paul2 and S Sarkar2. 2022. ISOLATION OF Salmonella FROM AVIAN WILDLIFE IN SYLHET, BANGLADESH, Journal of the Sylhet Agricultural University 9(1): 11-18.