A Survey of Salmonella Species and their Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile from Selected Wells in Katsina State, Nigeria

Authors

  • Fatima Mukhtar Department of Microbiology, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
  • UmmuSalma Aliyu Saulawa Department of Microbiology, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
  • Mukhtar, G.L. Department of Microbiology, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47430/ujmr.1611.017

Keywords:

Salmonella species, antibiotics susceptibility, wells, Katsina, Nigeria

Abstract

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that 1.1 billion people globally lack basic access to drinking water resources, while 2.4 billion have inadequate sanitation facilities which accounts for many water related acute and chronic diseases. The study was designed to search for the presence of Salmonella spp from wells in Dan-musa, Mani and Danja Local Government Areas of Katsina State. The distances of wells to pit laterines were measured at collection points. The organisms were detected and isolated by cultural methods using selective media and were subjected to series of biochemical tests. They were sero-grouped using seroquick grouping reagents. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed by disk diffusion method. All the distances measured were below the set standard of 30 meters by WHO and the Nigerian Environmental Protection Agency. Dan-musa Local Government Area had the highest mean coliform counts of 20.7cfu/ml, while Danja had least counts of 13.8cfu/ml. Out of the 300 well water samples collected, a total of 11 Salmonella strains were isolated belonging to three(3) different sero-groups (Group D, A and B). Significant statistical association (p<0.05) was found between the occurrence of these bacterial isolates and distance of wells to pit laterines. All the isolates were resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics, the highest resistance was to ceftazidime and cefuroxime, 100% each. However, the isolates were also sensitive to flouroquinolones, chloramphenicol and cefoxitin. The presence of these pathogenic bacteria from the well water samples analysed connote a serious health risk to consumers due to threat of disease and antibiotic resistance. The study accenuates the need to set standards for citing of wells away from pit latrines, provision of adequate potable water and improved sanitation.

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30-12-2016

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Fatima Mukhtar, UmmuSalma Aliyu Saulawa, & Mukhtar, G.L. (2016). A Survey of Salmonella Species and their Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile from Selected Wells in Katsina State, Nigeria. UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research (UJMR), 1(1), 129–136. https://doi.org/10.47430/ujmr.1611.017