ISSN 2736-1756
Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research ISSN 2241-9837 Vol. 12 (6), pp. 001-004, June, 2018. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Characterization and antibiogram of Salmonella spp. from poultry specimens
R. Selvaraj1, R. Das1, S. Ganguly2, M. Ganguli3, S. Dhanalakshmi3 and S. K. Mukhopadhayay3*
1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS), Kolkata 700 037, India.
2AICRP on Post Harvest Technology in Department of Fish Processing Technology, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS), Kolkata 700 094, India.
3Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS), Kolkata 700 037, India.
Accepted 13 March, 2018
Abstract
The present study was done for characterization and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of the Salmonella spp. found as contaminants in chicken carcass. The overall incidence of Salmonella contamination of poultry carcass was found to be 4.90% with the higher percentage of Salmonella being isolated from chicken meat (8.00%) followed by liver and spleen (6.25%). The isolates were identified as Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Paratyphi B and Salmonella (Rough). Eight Salmonella isolates obtained from poultry were confirmed as Salmonella spp. according to their biochemical profile and their sensitivity to different antimicrobial agents. Amikacin, kanamycin and ciprofloxacin were found to be the most effective antibiotics against Salmonella spp.
Key words: Characterization, Salmonella spp., chicken carcass, antibiotic sensitivity.