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Investigation into the prevalence and antibacterial susceptibility patterns of aeromonas and plesiomonas species isolated from children with diarrhoea in Amuwo-Odofin and Surulere Local Government areas of Lagos, Nigeria
No full textNigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine Vol.10(2) 2000: 141-14
Arcobacter butzlieri strains from poultry abattoir effluent in Nigeria
Get PDFObjective:To investigate the prevalence, species distribution and genetic diversity of zoonotic Arcobacter species.
Design: Prospective study.
Setting: Drainage system of a cosmopolitan chicken abattoir in Lagos, Nigeria.
Methods : One hundred and fifity drainage water samples were enriched in a minimal antibiotics-containing medium at room temperature and bacteria then isolated by use of a membrane filtration method.
Results: Twenty six (14%) of samples were positive for Arcobacter spp. Of these, 20 were examined by a comprehensive probabilistic identification scheme for Epsilobacteria and all strains identified as A. butzleri. AFLP analysis of these strains revealed considerable genetic diversity among the strains, with 12 genotypes defined at the 90% similarity level.
Conclusion: The prevalence of A. butzleri in Nigerian poultry abattoir effluent indicates this species may constitute a public health problem in this country. AFLP profiling could be a useful tool for molecular epidemiological and population genetic studies of this organism. This is the first known report of A. butzleri in Nigeria, and first application of AFLP analysis for genotyping the species.
(E Afr Med J:2003 80(4): 218-222
Multidrug Resistance in E.coli 0157 Strains and the Public Health Implication
No full textABSTRACT: A survey of the antimicrobial resistant pattern of E.coli 0157 strains obtained from farmanimals and human infections in Lagos and Ogun state in Nigeria was carried out. A total of 350 fresh faecal droppings of animals (cattle, pig, chicken and sheep) and human stool comprising of diarrhoea
