Occurrences of Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolated from Intestinal Faecal Contents of <i>Covurs splendens</i> (Indian Crow)

Philbert Balichene Madoshi; Shuli Nkalango Mitemi; Abdul Ahmed Selemani Katakweba

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Occurrences of Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolated from Intestinal Faecal Contents of Covurs splendens (Indian Crow)

Philbert Balichene Madoshi, Shuli Nkalango Mitemi, Abdul Ahmed Selemani Katakweba

Published in Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (Volume 6, Issue 3)

Received: 6 May 2021 Accepted: 18 June 2021 Published: 18 August 2021

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Introduction: Indian crows have been commented to present significant physical community harm with respect to property damage and agricultural products. However the public health significant of these birds in the developing countries has been underrated. Their scavenging nature might result into spread of pathogens in the public as well as the antimicrobial traits among bacteria. In order to gain the insight into the role of Indian crows as carriers and reservoir of multi-resistant E. coli; broad spectrum antimicrobial agents were tested using a wild E. coli isolated from the birds themselves. Methods: The Escherichia coli bacteria were isolated and identified from intestinal contents of 30 Indian crows in Morogoro. An 100μl Intestinal contents were spread on MacConkey for E. coli isolation. A total of eight (8) antimicrobial agents: STX (25 μg), AMP (10 μg), AMC (30 μg), CN (10 μg), CIP (5 μg), TE (30 μg), S (10 μg) and CTX (30 μg) were used. E. coli ATCC 25922 and included as control strains. Results: The resistance TE and SXT were the most prevalent (90%), followed by AMP (76.7%) and S (73.3%), CIP (53.3%), and CTX (36.7%). The susceptibility of these isolates was high in CN 96.7%. It also shown among 30 of the E. coli isolates; twenty-eight of them presented multiple antibiotic resistances. Conclusion: The results have shown that Indian crow can serve as a reservoir of antibiotic-resistant E. coli, and potentially transmit such E. coli over long distances. This is a hidden public health threat as these crows move from one place to another and is found in residential areas contaminating water and food with resistant bacteria and antimicrobial resistance strains.

Published in	Biomedical Statistics and Informatics (Volume 6, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.bsi.20210603.11
Page(s)	42-46
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Indian Crow, AMR, Peri-urban, Morogoro, Antibiotics

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Philbert Balichene Madoshi, Shuli Nkalango Mitemi, Abdul Ahmed Selemani Katakweba. Occurrences of Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolated from Intestinal Faecal Contents of Covurs splendens (Indian Crow). Biomed Stat Inform. 2021;6(3):42-46. doi: 10.11648/j.bsi.20210603.11

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Philbert Balichene Madoshi

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, ST Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, Ifakara, Tanzania
Shuli Nkalango Mitemi

Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Abdul Ahmed Selemani Katakweba

Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

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Philbert Balichene Madoshi, Shuli Nkalango Mitemi, Abdul Ahmed Selemani Katakweba. Occurrences of Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolated from Intestinal Faecal Contents of Covurs splendens (Indian Crow). Biomed Stat Inform. 2021;6(3):42-46. doi: 10.11648/j.bsi.20210603.11

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