Bacteria Associated With the Leafy Salad Vegetables Of Old Dhaka City and Their Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (Mar) Index

The present work aimed to evaluate the bacteria associated with most popular leafy salad vegetables like Coriander, Mint, and Lettuce their antibiotic resistance pattern. Samples were collected from Rayshaheb Bazar, Nazira Shyam Bazar during June-August 2019. maximum bacterial load was found in Coriander minimum Mint. A total of 149 colonies isolated 35 isolates selected for Culture Sensitivity test against 15 common antibiotics Amoxicillin (Ax), Cefixime (CFM), Levofloxacin (Lev), Clarithromycin (CLR), Ceftriaxone (CRO), Neomycin (N), Kanamycin (K), Ciprofloxacin (Cip), Erythromycin (E), Doxycycline (Do), Vancomycin (VA), Cefuroxime (CXM), Chloramphenicol (C), Rifampicin (RA), Gentamycin (CN). Sixteen resistant identification drug Among these isolates, only 2 Gram positive identified as Enterococcus faecalis negative belonged genus Enterobacter (9), Serratia (3), Klebsiella (2).The pattern showed that susceptible Chloramphenicol. (multiple (MAR) inedx ranged between 33.33% 86.67% which is very alarming. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 31(2): 361-369, 2022 (July)