Research Article
Assessment of the Presence of Resistance Genes Detected from the Environment and Selected Food Products in Benin
Table 1
Distribution of samples according to their nature and origin.
| Sample origin | Type of sample | Location | Positive samples |
| Community kitchens | Cloth | Abomey-Calavi | 6 | Sink | Abomey-Calavi | 12 | Bench | Abomey-Calavi | 3 | Sponge | Abomey-Calavi | 6 | Soap | Abomey-Calavi | 3 |
| Sediments/muds | Sediment of waste water (from Kpahou’s farm) | Ouidah | 3 | Gutter sediment | Abomey-Calavi street | 6 | Lake sediment | Abomey-Calavi market | 6 | Mud | Grand-Popo market | 3 | Sediment of little beach | Grand-Popo | 6 | Sinangourou bridge waste water’s sediment | Sinangourou, Parakou | 1 | Sewage sediment from the Sabari drainage canal | Sabari, Djougou | 2 | Drainage canal crossing Abomey | Goho, Abomey | 1 | Drainage canal crossing Bohicon | Bohicon | 1 | Drainage canal crossing Tindji | Tindji | 1 |
| Sewage | Water from River | Grand-Popo | 3 | Sewage from market | Abomey-Calavi | 3 | Sewage from market | Dantokpa (Cotonou) | 3 | Sewage from market | Grand-Popo | 3 | Sewage from University of Abomey-Calavi | Abomey-Calavi | 3 | Sinangourou bridge’s waste water | Parakou, Sinangourou | 1 | Waste water drainage system crossing Djougou | Sabari, Djougou | 2 |
| Feces of animals | Feces of cattle from market | Grand-Popo | 3 | Feces of pig from market | Grand-Popo | 3 | Feces of chicken from market | Grand-Popo | 3 |
| Foods | Crabs from market | Grand-Popo | 3 | Leafy vegetable from market | Grand-Popo | 3 | Fresh shrimp from market | Grand-Popo | 3 | Dried fishes from market | Grand-Popo | 3 | Fresh tomatoes from market | Grand-Popo | 3 | Fresh shrimp from market | Dantokpa (Cotonou) | 3 | Dried fishes from market | Dantokpa (Cotonou) | 3 | Fermented fishes from market | Dantokpa (Cotonou) | 3 | Fresh tomatoes from market | Dantokpa (Cotonou) | 3 | Fresh tomatoes from market | Djougou | 4 | Dried fishes from market | Abomey | 3 | Leafy vegetable from market | Parakou | 4 | Soja cheese | Bohicon | 5 |
| Total | 130 |
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