Journal of Animal Health and Production

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J. Anim. Health Prod. 4 (1): 1 -5
http://dx.doi.org/10.14737/journal.jahp/2016/4.1.1.5
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Aurangzeb Khan1*, Rahmatullah Rind1, Muhammad Shoaib1, Asghar Ali Kamboh1, Gulfam Ali Mughal2, Shakeel Ahmad Lakho1, Kanwar Kumar Malhi1, Ali Raza Nizamani3, Adnan Yousaf4

1Department of Veterinary Microbiology; 2Department of Livestock Management; 3Department of Veterinary Pathology; 4Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan.

*Correspondence |
Muhammad Shoaib, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan; Email: vet.socialray@gmail.com


Abstract
Escherichia coli is one of the common microbial flora of poultry gut. Most of E. coli isolates are nonpathogenic but are considered to be an indicator of fecal contamination in food industry. A study was carried-out on the prevalence, incidence, isolation and antibiogram of E. coli from table eggs. A total of 100 table eggs were collected from various locations of district Peshawar, Pakistan and divided into three parts viz., the egg-yolk, egg-white and eggshell. These were cultured on different media and identified organism was subjected to antibiogram study using the disk diffusion method. The overall prevalence of E. coli was found as 37%. While, incidence was recorded as 15% in egg-shells, 12% in egg-whites and 10% in egg-yolks. It was concluded that the table eggs were contaminated with E. coli and higher incidence of E. coli was recorded in eggshells as compared to other components of the eggs. The antibiotics ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin were recorded highly active against E. coli.

Keywords | Escherichia coli, Egg-shell, Egg-yolk, Prevalence, Egg-white, Antibiogram, Peshawar

Editor | Sanjay Kumar Singh, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122, Bareilly (UP), India.

Received | October 13, 2015; Revised | November 03, 2015; Accepted | November 06, 2015; Published | December 12, 2015

Citation | Khan A, Rind R, Shoaib M, Kamboh AA, Mughal GA, Lakho SA, Malhi KK, Nizamani AR, Yousaf A (2016). Isolation, identification and antibiogram of Escherichia coli from table eggs. J. Anim. Health Prod. 4(1): 1-5.

ISSN | 2308–2801

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