BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND MOLECULAR DETECTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT GENES PRESENT IN BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM READY-TO-EAT RICE SOLD IN SELECTED MARKETS IN BENIN CITY, NIGERIA
OLISAKA, F.N., EHIAGHE, J.I., ODIGIE, O.,
MADUKA, N., ALABI, G. A., AND OSABOHIEN, G.
ABSTRACT
The spread of antibiotic resistance genes among foodborne pathogens and increasing number of cases of foodborne diseases is a threat to public health. In this study, bacteriological quality assessment of eighteen randomly sampled ready-to-eat rice wrapped with cellophane and leaf (Thaumatococcus daniellii) obtained from Okhra, Santana and Oba markets were carried out using Standard microbiological methods. The antibiotic resistance profile of bacterial isolates from the samples were tested using eleven
commonly used antibiotics; detection…..