Antibiotic susceptibilities of indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and Enterococci spp. isolated from ducks in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania

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dc.creatorKissinga, H. D.
dc.creatorMwombeki, F.
dc.creatorSaid, K.
dc.creatorKatakweba, A. A. S.
dc.creatorNonga, H. E.
dc.creatorMuhairwa, A. P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-12T08:52:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-05T07:30:53Z
dc.date.available2018-06-12T08:52:38Z
dc.date.created2018-06-12T08:52:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractTo estimate the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and Enterococci isolated from duck faeces in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Results: Escherichia coli and Enterococcus isolation rates from ducks faeces were 91 and 100% respectively. The prevalence of antibiotic resistance of E. coli and Enterococcus was 70.3 and 42%, respectively. E. coli resistant to four antibiotics were 28 (30.8%) and showed high resistance to ampicillin (81.3), tetracycline (75.8) and trimethoprim–sulphamethoxine (62.3). Multiple antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus were more than 65%. High resistance rates shown by Enterococcus were observed in rifampin (62%), ampicillin (62%) and tetracycline (42%). Almost all farmers (92.3%) left their ducks to scavenge for food around their houses. Antibiotics used in animal treatments were oxytetracyclines, sulfonamides, penicillin dihydrostreptomycin while in humans were tetracycline, ampicillin, and amoxicillin.
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2286
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.costech.or.tz/handle/20.500.14732/98261
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBMC Research Notes
dc.subjectDucks
dc.subjectDuck droppings
dc.subjectAntibiotics use
dc.subjectE. coli
dc.subjectEnterococci
dc.subjectAntibiotic resistance
dc.titleAntibiotic susceptibilities of indicator bacteria Escherichia coli and Enterococci spp. isolated from ducks in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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