Antibiotic resistance and R plasmids in coliforms isolated from some Malaysian cooked foods.
Forty samples of Malaysian cooked foods were examined for the presence of antibiotic-resistant coliforms and R plasmids. Twenty seven (68%) of the foods had antibiotic-resistant coliforms and 5 (13%) had R plasmids. Nineteen samples (48%) had total bacterial counts over 10(6) per gm and in 5 samples, no coliforms were detected. Our findings show that cooked food may be one possible way by which R plasmids are spread. The control of the spread of R plasmids is discussed.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000235:genetics*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008296:Malaysia; D011815:R Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents