@article{Edward_Ibekwe_Amadi_Umeh_2021, title={ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA SPECIES FROM ABATTOIR WASTEWATER IN ABIA STATE, NIGERIA}, volume={4}, url={https://office.scicell.org/index.php/BE/article/view/262}, DOI={10.36547/be.262}, abstractNote={<p>Over the years, zoonotic bacteria of the genus <em>Salmonella</em>, have acquired antimicrobial resistance properties, with a wide variety of resistance genes and resistance-mediating mutations being identified. This study isolated and characterized multiple drug resistant <em>Salmonella</em> species isolated from abattoir wastewaters in Abia State, Nigeria. Seven hundred wastewater samples from three abattoirs: Aba (300), Ubakala (250) and Lokpa (150) samples were analyzed from 2016 to 2019. Standard microbiological procedures were followed in isolation and identification of the <em>Salmonella </em>spp isolates. The antibiotic susceptibility test was done using the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method. The results showed moderate but significant prevalence of<em> Salmonella </em>spp in the three abattoir locations; 135(45.0%) from Aba, 108 (43.2%) from Ubakala and 74 (49.3%) from Lokpa. The antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the <em>Salmonella </em>spp isolates show that the organisms were highly susceptible to Ofloxacin (84.4% in Aba, 89.8% in Ubakala and 82.4% in Lokpa) and highly resistant to Ampicillin (97.0% in Aba, 91.7% in Ubakala and 98.6% in Lokpa). Most isolates recorded Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) index greater than (>0.2). This result emphasizes the urgent need for regulation in the use of antibiotics in man and animals and their subsequent disposal into the environment.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Bacterial Empire}, author={Edward, Kelechi and Ibekwe, V.I. and Amadi, E.S. and Umeh, S.I.}, year={2021}, month={Aug.}, pages={e262} }