Determination of Antibiotic resistance and Molecular characterization of Salmonella sp isolated from Poultry samples

Salmonella infections occur worldwide in both developed and developing countries and are a major contributor to morbidity and economic costs. The contamination of food products with Salmonella generates serious health and economic consequences, which have stimulated numerous studies designed to investigate the survival capacity and the transmission routes of these organisms in different farm animals and the environment (Sow et al, 2000, Winfield et al., 2003). Salmonella is found worldwide in both cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals, and in the environment. They cause illnesses such as typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and food poisoning. Salmonella infections are zoonotic and can be transferred between humans and other animals. Many infections are due to ingestion of contaminated food (Ryan 2004). Salmonella can colonize and cause disease in a variety of animals. Within this genus, more than 2,500 serovars have been ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 3 Number 6 (2014) pp. 347-353 http://www.ijcmas.com