Abstract
Isolation of Antibiotic Resistant Salmonella Organisms from Aborted Cows and Emu Birds from District Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Highlights
Abstract | We investigated 102 samples for the presence of Salmonella organisms
Salmonella Enteritidis is an important cause of human illness with symptoms typically including fever, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps 12-72 hours after ingestion of the bacterium (CDC, 2010) and is responsible for millions of human cases of gastroenteritis and deaths worldwide (Majowicz et al, 2010)
The number of antibiotic-resistant isolates identified in humans is steadily increasing, suggesting that the spread of antibiotic resistant strains is a major threat to public health (Dimarzio et al, 2013)
Summary
Isolation of Antibiotic Resistant Salmonella Organisms from Aborted Cows and Emu Birds from District Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The isolates were confirmed to be Salmonella by PCR using Salmonella genus specific oligonucleotide primers which yielded the desired amplicons of 496-bp This indicates that Salmonella may be associated with bacterial abortion and infertility in cattle. Salmonella causes diarrhoea, dehydration, abortion, pneumonia, septic arthritis, meningitis, gangrene of distal extremities, and sudden death in domestic animals It is a zoonotic disease which manifests as gastroenteritis, enteric fever, and a carrier state in most of the affected species. It decreases productivity and causes mortality in domestic animals, inflicting great economic losses to the dairy farmer, and is of public health significance. In case of cattle and buffaloes it may cause abortion and infertility and leads to productive and economic loss
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