dc.contributor.author | Ombui, JN | |
dc.contributor.author | Mathenge, JM | |
dc.contributor.author | Kimotho, AM | |
dc.contributor.author | Macharia, JK | |
dc.contributor.author | Nduhiu, G | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-13T08:27:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-06-13T08:27:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ombui JN, Mathenge JM, Kimotho AM, Macharia JK, Nduhiu G (1996).Frequency of antimicrobial resistance and plasmid profiles of Bacillus cereus strains isolated from milk. East Afr Med J. 1996 Jun;73(6):380-4. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8840598 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32807 | |
dc.description.abstract | Plasmid profile analysis and susceptibility to eight commonly used antimicrobial agents was done on sixty Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) strains isolated from milk. About seventy two percent (71.7%) of the isolates contained plasmids. The number of plasmids per isolate ranged between 1 and 5, while plasmid sizes ranged between 60 and 0.1 megadaltons (Mda). All isolates were resistant to ampicillin with a relatively high rate of resistance to cotrimoxazole and sulphamethoxazole. The isolates showed a low frequency of resistance to the other antimicrobial agents, with all of them being susceptible to streptomycin. Approximately ninety one (90.7%) percent of the isolates showed multiple resistance. There was no apparent relationship between carriage of plasmids and drug resistance. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Frequency of antimicrobial resistance and plasmid profiles of Bacillus cereus strains isolated from milk | en |
dc.type | Article | en |