Occurrence of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli in raw chicken and beef meat in northern Egypt and dissemination of their antibiotic resistance markers

Abstract

This study showed high prevalence of <i>S. enterica</i> and <i>E. coli</i> as foodborne pathogens in raw chicken and beef meat in Nile Delta, Egypt. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance in <i>S. enterica</i> and <i>E. coli</i> isolates is of public health concern in Egypt. Molecular biological investigation elucidated the presence of genes associated with antibiotic resistance as well as class 1 integron in <i>S. enterica</i> and <i>E. coli</i>.