International Journal of Microbiology

Research Article

Detection and Profiling of Antibiotic Resistance among Culturable Bacterial Isolates in Vended Food and Soil Samples

Table 3

Detection of antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria isolated from vended food and soil in Embu Town and Kangaru Market.
Isolate numberLocationSampleProbable identityDetected antibiotic resistance genes
Dfr AStr BTet ABlaTEMAmpFloR
KFR222KangaruFruitB. mobilis−−−+−−
KF169KangaruFishProteus spp.−−−+−−
KF463KangaruFishB. anthracis−+−+−−
KMP253KangaruAfrican sausageSalmonella spp.−+−+−−
KFR285KangaruFruitHafnia spp.−−++−−
KF27KangaruFishShigella spp.−−−+−+
KMP188KangaruAfrican sausageA. aerogenes−−−++−
KF148KangaruFishShigella spp.−−−+−+
KC67KangaruChipsP. aeruginosa−−−+−−
TS572TownSoilB. subtilis−+−+−+
KMP95KangaruAfrican sausageS. marcescens+−−−−+
TFR329TownFruitB. proteolyticus+−+−−−
KFR301KangaruFruitSalmonella spp.+−−−+−
KVS330KangaruVegetable saladE. coli+−+−−−
TS380TownSoilSalmonella spp.+−−−−−
TVS81TownVegetable saladB. thuringiensis+−−−+−
KF391KangaruFishMorganella spp.+++−−−
KS160KangaruSoilCitrobacter spp.−+−−−−
KF169KangaruFishProteus spp.−+−−+−
KF317KangaruFishE. faecalis−+−−−−
KFR131KangaruFruitPseudomonas spp.−+−−−−
KFR38KangaruFruitB. pacificus−+−−−−
KVS85KangaruVegetable saladS. marcescens−−−−+−
KFR204KangaruFruitPseudomonas spp.−−−−+−
KS109KangaruSoilL. parviboronicapiens−−−−+−
KVS214KangaruVegetable saladS. pneumoniae−−−−+−
KS585KangaruSoilB. toyonensis−−−−++
KF399KangaruFishP. aeruginosa−−+−+−
KS267KangaruSoilB. wiedmannii−−−−+−
KS116KangaruSoilProvidencia spp.−−−−+−
KC122KangaruChipsPseudomonas spp.−−−−−+
KFR245KangaruFruitP. aeruginosa−−−−−+
KS376KangaruSoilPseudomonas spp.−−−−−+
KVS249KangaruVegetable saladPseudomonas spp.−−+−−−
KS606KangaruSoilB. anthracis−−+−−−
KF393KangaruFishS. marcescens−−+−−−
+ indicates the presence of the resistance genes following amplification by PCR; − indicates the absence of the target resistance genes following amplification by PCR.