Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and biofilm forming ability of Escherichia coli in milk, animal handlers and herd slurry samples from dairy herds of Punjab, India - AMR Insights

Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and biofilm forming ability of Escherichia coli in milk, animal handlers and herd slurry samples from dairy herds of Punjab, India - AMR Insights

The study reveals that antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) is prevalent in dairy herds in Punjab, India. The prevalence was 34.3% in milk samples, 9.1% in animal handlers’ hand swabs, and 64.4% in slurry samples. Multidrug resistance was observed in 24.4% of E. coli isolates from milk, 40.5% from hand swabs, and 60.5% from slurry samples. The study also found that milk hygiene scores significantly protected against E. coli occurre…