Phenotypic and genotypic drug resistance profile of Salmonella serovars isolated from poultry farm and processing units located in and around Mumbai city, India

Abstract

This study revealed that there is a significant rise of Tetracycline resistance with the presence of <i>tetA</i> gene in <i>Salmonella</i> spp. which indicates selective pressure for adopting resistance against tetracycline group of antibiotics.