Analysis of bacterial diversity associated with commercial broiler chicken in Lahore, Pakistan

Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is the most widely domesticated animal worldwide. Food biosafety a great concern for consumers, producers, and public health organizations around world. The poultry sector contributes 3.1% to GDP of Pakistan. Infections caused by bacteria viruses in pose serious threat consumer economic burden Pakistan while accurate figures are still unknown due several factors, including inadequate surveillance, management, monitoring, infection control. chicken samples were procured from Shadman, Moon, Karim Block, Tollinten, Jallo Wapda Town meat market Lahore, Overall, 63 bacterial strains isolated complex selective media further processed characterization. 16S rRNA gene sequencing exhibiting genetic similarity with Proteus, Shigella, Providencia, Escherichia, Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Myroides, Enterococcus, Serratia, Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Macrococcus Kluyvera. Bacterial evaluated antibiotic susceptibility testing, swarming motility, biochemical tests. Antibiotic was tested using discs tetracycline, gentamycin, streptomycin chloramphenicol. recorded as resistant all antibiotics except It confirmed that infested potential opportunistic human pathogens. To overcome foodborne illnesses control microbial load, food safety measures should be taken following standard protocols. In Pakistan, slaughterhouse environment, their sanitary conditions, storage, transportation may responsible spreading pathogens products.