Research Article

Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Cattle, Sheep, and Free-Range Poultry Faeces

Table 3

Resistance phenotypes of C. jejuni isolates by source.

No. of resistances Resistance profile ( a ) Poultry ( 𝑛 = 1 9 )Sheep ( 𝑛 = 2 5 )Beef cattle ( 𝑛 = 1 4 )Dairy cattle ( 𝑛 = 1 4 )Total ( 𝑛 = 7 2 )
𝑛 (%) 𝑛 (%) 𝑛 (%) 𝑛 (%) 𝑛 (%)

7CpNxTDxAmAxK0(0.0)0(0.0)0(0.0)1(7.1)1(1.4)
6CpNxTDxAmAx4(21.0)1(4.0)1(7.1)3(21.4)9(12.5)
4CpNxTDx4(21.0)9(36.0)1(7.1)3(21)17(23.6)
4CpNxAmAx2(10.5)2(8.0)0(0.0)0(0.0)4(5.6)
4TDxAmAx0(0.0)0(0.0)0(0.0)1(7.1)1(1.4)
3TAmAx0(0.0)1(4.0)0(0.0)0(0.0)1(1.4)
2CpNx1(5.3)2(8.0)3(21.4)1(7.1)7(9.7)
2TDx0(0.0)3(12.0)2(14.3)1(7.1)6(8.3)
2AmAx2(10.5)1(4.0)0(0.0)0(0.0)3(4.2)
0Susceptible6(31.6)6(24.0)7(50.0)4(28.6)23(31.9)

( a ) Ax, Amoxicillin; Am, Ampicillin; Cp, Ciprofloxacin; Dx, Doxicycline; K, Kanamycin; Nx, Nalidixic acid; T, Tetracycline