National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present study was conducted to explore the prevalence of multidrug resistant Salmonella spp. in the water of river Yamuna in Delhi region of India. The river Yamuna which is a major tributary of river Ganges flows through the three states of northern India comprising Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The samples of water for the isolation of Salmonella spp. were randomly collected from different locations of the river Yamuna flowing through the three states of Delhi NCR and processed as per standard guidelines of fssai, CDC and WHO for the isolation of the Salmonellae. The isolates were further subjected to molecular identification and serotyping. All the isolates obtained were positive for the invA gene that is highly conserved in Salmonella spp. and the major serovar found among the serotyped isolates was Salmonella Typhimurium. The isolates were subjected to AMR studies and all the isolates were found multidrug resistant for at least five drugs with multiple antibiotic resistance index (MARI) above 0.2 indicating their origin from high source of contamination. The result of this study revealed the presence of MDR Salmonella spp. in the water of river Yamuna in Delhi region which is a serious public health concern and emphasizes the need of containment of spread of MDR Salmonella spp. to the susceptible human and animals population that come in contact with the river water.
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