Antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles of Proteus mirabilis isolated from broiler chickens at abattoir in South Africa
Tsepo Ramatla,
Taole Ramaili,
Kgaugelo Lekota
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundProteus mirabilis has been identified as an important zoonotic pathogen, causing several illnesses such as diarrhoea, keratitis and urinary tract infections.ObjectiveThis study assessed the prevalence of P. mirabilis in broiler chickens, its antibiotic resistance (AR) patterns, ESBL‐producing P. mirabilis and the presence of virulence genes.MethodsA total of 26 isolates were confirmed as P. mirabilis from 480 pooled broiler chicken faecal samples by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The disk diffusion… Show more
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