Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of Citrobacter freundii isolates from broilers in AL- Diwaniyah province of Iraq

Hayfaa Jumaah Hasan; Mushtaq Talib Abdulwahid; Hayder Naji Ayyez

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS9.14026

Authors

Hayfaa Jumaah Hasan
Haifa.Hassan@uq.edu.iq
Department of Veterinary public health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah, Iraq
Mushtaq Talib Abdulwahid Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq
Hayder Naji Ayyez Unit of Zoonotic Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah, Iraq

Keywords:

Citrobacter freundii, Biochemical reaction, Beta-lactamase genes and Chicken

Abstract

Because of the medicinal and economic importance of Citrobacter freundii, as well as the fact that there are only a few local studies on it, the purpose of this study was to isolate and identify this important bacterial species from chicken using differential media with comparable biochemical properties. There is a severe concern about the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) creating bacteria in animal husbandry, which could be transmitted to humans. C. freundii was detected through the use of specific associated genes that enable this bacterium to resist the effects of antibiotics, making it highly resistant. For detection of this bacteria and recognition of distinct types of resistance genes, polymerase chain reaction was used. Further confirmation, purified PCR product was subjected to sequencing. It showed 99.80% homology with Switzerland isolates available in the NCBI database. Forty two isolates of C. freundii were isolated from (450) fecal sample collected from different region of AL- Diwaniyah province.

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