TY  - JOUR
T1  - Antibiotic Resistance in Intestinal Commensal Bacteria Isolated from Faecal Samples from Pigs and Pig Farm Workers in Greece
AU - , Anastasios Minas AU - , Evanthia Petridou AU - , Eleftheria Bourtzi-Chatzopoulou AU - , Vasilios Krikelis AU - , Aggelos Papaioannou AU - , Panagiotis Plageras 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
SP  - 193
EP  - 200
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2008.193.200
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2008.193.200
KW  - Antibiotic resistance
KW  -commensal bacteria
KW  -E. coli
KW  -Enterococcus sp.
AB  - The increased antibiotic resistance of intestinal commensal bacteria of food-producing animals in the last decade due to the extensive use of antibiotics is a potential risk for human health. In the present study, the prevalence of antibiotic resistance of <I>E. coli</I>, <I>E. faecalis</I> and <I>E. faecium</I> isolated from faecal samples from fattening pigs and pig farm workers who are not in contact with animals (group A) and pig farm workers who are in direct contact with animals (group B) was determined. The resistance of the bacteria was assessed by the determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of each antibiotic used in the study by microdilution method. <I>E. coli</I> isolated from fattening pigs showed resistance to at least one antibiotic used in the study at 93.20%, from pig farm workers of group A at 60.19% and of group B at 41.74%. The isolates of <I>E. faecalis</I> from fattening pigs, pig farm workers of group A and pig farm workers of group B were resistant to at least one antibiotic used in the study at 73.78, 68.93 and 52.42%. The resistance of <I>E. faecium </I>isolated from the same groups was determined at 62.13, 52.43 and 44.66%. <I>E. coli</I> and <I>Enterococci</I> isolated from pigs showed high resistance to tetracyclines, sulfamethoxazone, streptomycin and erythromycin, whereas those isolated from pig farm workers showed high resistance to tetracycline, ampicillin and erythromycin. The results of the study provide evidence that the use of antibiotics in pigs as well as the increased resistance of intestinal commensal bacteria affects the resistance of intestinal commensal bacteria in the persons working on the farms.
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