ABSTRACT
Preliminary Salmonella research is dated back to 1880, when the bacteria were isolated from a person who died from typhoid fever. Subsequently, in 1886, Daniel E. Salmon and colleagues isolated from swine the organism currently known as Salmonella choleraesuis, which was believed to be the causative agent for hog cholera. Now a days salmonellosis is a common and serious problem in the poultry industry of the world especially in the developing country including Bangladesh. Poultry industry is a rising profitable sector in Nigeria. A total of 10 swab from the egg and body of chickens sample were aseptically collected from different poultries within Isihor and Uselu market, Benin city. Bacterial isolated includes Salmonella spp., Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella paratyphi, Salmonella typhi and Salmonella enteritidis. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was carried out on the isolated microorganisms to evaluate their interaction with standard antibiotics. The antibiotics used include; Pefloxacin, Gentamycin, Levofloxacin, Zinnacef, Amoxacillin, Rocephin, Ciprofloxacin, Ampiclox, Erythromycin, Azithromycin. The antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella isolates were high to Ampiclox, Zinnacef, Rocephin, Amoxicillin and Gentamycin compared to the others. Judicious and prudent use of antibiotics in both the veterinary and poultry farms should be mandatory because high rates of antibiotics resistant isolates were identified, it is therefore important that the government should implement rules concerning general hygiene and proper poultry care and chicken meat handling and also creates public awareness.
