TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Salmonella spp</i>.
Isolated from Wild Animals, Northeast Thailand
AU - Angkititrakul, Sunpetch AU - Ponsrila, Kanda AU - Vongsahai, Nillapan AU - Soikum, Chaiyaporn AU - Khaeng-Air, Seri AU - Suksawat, Fanan 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 18
IS  - 8
SP  - 251
EP  - 255
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2019.251.255
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2019.251.255
KW  - Prevalence
KW  -antimicrobial resistance
KW  -E. coli
KW  -Salmonella
KW  -wild animals
KW  -quality of feed
AB  - This study was determined to prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of <em>E. coli</em> and <em>Salmonella</em> isolated from wild animals at Khon Kaen Zoo, Northeast of Thailand. The 140 samples were collect from reptile
(34), birds (46) and mammals (60) by rectal swab technique during August-October 2016. Wild animals
infected <em>E. coli</em> and <em>Salmonella</em> were 66.4 and 10.7%, respectively. All isolations were tested for antimicrobial
sensitivity against ampicillin, ceftazidine, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, nalidixic acid,
streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and tetracycline. <em>E. coli</em> and <em>Salmonella</em> isolates were resistant
to 40.9, 6.5, 9.7, 2.2, 4.3, 2.2, 32.3, 17.2, 36.6% and 13.3, 6.7, 13.3, 20.0, 13.3, 6.7, 73.3, 13.3, 6.7%,
respectively. Infection of <em>E. coli</em> and <em>Salmonella</em> in wild animals was impact to animal health, especially, infant
animals besides infected animals were carriers and can spread to other animals, environment and their keepers.
The infection can be minimized by good management and good quality of feed.
ER  -