International Journal of Research | 2019
Antibacterial Resistance of Escherichia coli from Rectal Swabs of Synanthropic Rodents Trapped from Household Compounds in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Abstract
Rodents harbor various bacteria resistant to anti bacterials used in both humans and animals. Escherichia coli have been isolated from rodents in different parts of the world [1]. The transmission dynamics of E. coli among synanthropic rodents, livestock and humans may contribute for the development of antibacterial resistance [2,3,4]. Although there is controversy over the natural ecology of resistant bacterial population, these results can incriminate rodents as an important source of antibacterial resistant isolates which may infect humans and other animals [5]. Escherichia coli is an important opportunistic pathogen in some parts of the body with increasing antibacterial resistance [6].