Table 4 Prevalence of selected antimicrobial resistance genes in E. coli isolates obtained from manure, soil, feces and vegetables in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Salmonella isolated from vegetable farms fertilized with animal manure in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Encode resistance to

Source of Salmonella isolates

No. of resistant isolates

Tested resistant genes

No. of positive (%)

Tetracycline

Manure

4

tet (A)

1 (25)

tet (B)

3 (75)

tet (C)

0

Soil

1

tet (A)

0

tet (B)

1 (100)

tet (C)

0

Vegetables

2

tet (A)

1 (50)

tet (B)

0

tet (C)

0

Feces

0

tet (A)

0

tet (B)

0

tet (C)

0

Ampicillin

Manure

3

blaTEM

3 (100)

Soil

1

blaTEM

1(100)

Vegetables

2

blaTEM

1 (50)

Feces

3

blaTEM

1 (33.3)

Gentamicin

Manure

6

aac(3)-IV

3 (50)

Soil

2

aac(3)-IV

1 (50)

Vegetables

7

aac(3)-IV

5 ()

Feces

1

aac(3)-IV

1(100)

Streptomycin

Manure

7

aadA

4 (57.1)

Soil

4

aadA

4(100)

Vegetables

6

aadA

4 (66.6)

Feces

4

aadA

4 (100)

Sulfonamide

Manure

4

sulI

2 (50)

sulII

1 (25)

Soil

5

sulI

0

sulII

4 (80)

Vegetables

3

sulI

1 (33.3)

sulII

2 (66.6)

Feces

2

sulI

1 (50)

sulII

0