The rapid population growth in Africa is associated with an increasing demand for livestock
products which in turn can lead to antimicrobial use. Antimicrobial usage in animals …

This study investigated the occurrence, antimicrobial resistance and virulence of
Enterococcus from poultry and cattle farms. Three hundred and ninety samples …

The continuous misuse of antimicrobials in food animals both orally and subcutaneously as
therapeutic and prophylactic agents to bacterial infections could be detrimental and …

Foodborne pathogens have been implicated in human and animal infections globally, and
this is often treated with the use of antimicrobials. The continuous use of an antimicrobial …

Purpose. High level ampicillin-and aminoglycoside-resistant enterococci are being
increasingly reported from non-hospital sources. This study was carried out to characterize …

Enterococci are leading causes of nosocomial bacteremia, surgical wound and urinary tract
infections. They are ubiquitous bacteria commonly occurring in foods, and in recent years …

Enterococci are Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, catalase-negative, facultative anaerobic
cocci and commensal flora of the gastrointestinal tract. Although believed initially to be of …

Enterococci cause meat and environmental contamination during slaughter time. In this
study, virulence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) characteristics of enterococci isolated …

Rectal swabs were collected from 95, systematic randomly selected, apparently healthy beef
cattle, in order to isolate generic enterococci in Nsukka Southeast, Nigeria, and thus to …

Enterococci can be found in unprocessed and ready-to-eat farm produce. The extensive use
of antimicrobials in agricultural practices has influenced natural selection in Enterococci …