Vol. 9, Issue 1, Part D (2024)

Author(s): Manoj Kumar Kalwaniya, Hitesh Kumar and Ankita Kumari

Abstract: This study was aimed at the molecular characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from meat and meat products. A total of 100 samples comprising of chicken meat (30), mutton (20), chevon (20) and RTE meat products (30) were collected from Udaipur city (Rajasthan). The prevalence of E. coli were recorded in chicken meat, mutton, chevon and RTE meat products as 56.66% (17), 45% (9), 40% (8) and 13.33% (4), respectively. Out of total 38 E. coli isolates, 12 isolates were found to be multi drug resistant. On molecular profiling, all the 12 MDR isolates were found to be positive for uidA gene. Out of the 12 isolates, 16.66% (2) were positive for virulence gene (stx1). The prevalence of blaTEM and blaOXA antibiotic resistant genes was observed as 83.33% (10) and 8.33% (1), respectively.