Abstract
ABSTRACT The release of untreatedabattoir waste into the environment can perpetuate the spread of antibioticresistant bacteria. This study on the co-incidenceof extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs)-producing bacteria in abattoir wastesconcerns 64 samples which were collected inMoniya and Akinyele abattoirs from July to August 2020. Resistant bacterial isolates were assessedfor ESBL phenotype and genotype. Out of the 93 bacteria isolated, only Aeromonas sobria (n = 4) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 3) weremultidrug resistant. One isolate each of Providencia vermicola, P. rettgeri, Aeromonas sobria and A.veronii carried bla CTX-Mgene, and one K. pneumoniae carried bla CTX-M/bla TEM.
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