determined the antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles of Enterococcus spp. along the
farm-to-fork production chain of an intensive poultry system in the uMgungundlovu District,
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Overall, 162 samples along the continuum (growth phase,
transport and post-slaughter) were evaluated for the presence of Enterococcus spp. using
selective media, biochemical tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Resistance …