Impact of unhygienic conditions during slaughtering and processing on spread of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli from poultry

Antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli is a global health concern. We studied all possible routes of cross contamination of broiler meat with resistant E. coli from broiler feces at poultry shops. Various sample categories namely poultry feces, meat (n=225 for each), slaughterer hands, consumer h...

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Main Authors: Mamoona Amir, Muhammad Riaz, Yung-Fu Chang, Saeed Akhtar, Sang Ho Yoo, Ahsan Sattar Sheikh, Muhammad Kashif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Microbiology Research
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mr/article/view/7330