SUGARCANE JUICE AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT SALMONELLA SPP.

Abstract

Many segments of the population now get affordable foods because of growing trend of street vending in developing nations. There have been reports from all over the world that fruit juices sold on streets are tainted with numerous bacteria causing a number of human illnesses. Major outbreaks brought on by microbial pathogens of fruit juices have resulted in severe illness and mortality in underdeveloped nations. This study determine the prevalence of antibiotic resistant Salmonella spp. in sugarcane juice samples available from street vendors in Shahadara Lahore. Ten sugarcane juice samples were bought from different street vendors. Microbiological assess-ment tests were performed on each sample. Salmonella Shigella (SS) and MacConkey agar ere used as the media from the growth of bacteria. To check the resistance of Salmonella of four antibiotics were used. When compared to the advised standard safety practices, the findings showed that the majority of the suppliers did not adhere to cleanliness and safety practices. On SS and MacConkey agar highest contamination was found to be 2.45×10^5 and 7.8×10^5 Salmonella cfu per serving of sample, respectively. Highest antibiotic resistance was found against cefotaxime as 7.5×10^4 cfu per serving of sample in SJS10. Microbiological quality of sugarcane juices fell beyond permissible ranges, possibly as a result of the poor water quality used to make the juices as well as the sellers' poor hygiene and safety procedures. The isolated microorganisms were ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime resistant, which could have serious effects on public health. The research on antibiotic resistant bacteria in sugarcane juices had not been done before from this region has added fresh knowledge to the field's domain of research