Author(s): O. A. Adepoju; M. A. Bisi-Johnson; M. Adesiyan
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Abstract: Plesiomonas shigelloides are ubiquitous and are mostly found in association with water-borne infections (Kandakai, 2017). This organism has been reported to be the causative agent of various types of gastroenteritis diseases, which include acute secretory gastroenteritis, invasive shigellosis-like disease, and a cholera-like illness (Kelly, 2011). This organism has been isolated as a sole and co-pathogen of various disease conditions (Janda et al., 2016). Antibiotic resistance in P. shigelloides has gained attention as a topic of interest due to the intrinsic resistance and recombinant gene acquisition exhibited by this organism. P. shigelloides isolates from the Southeastern and Western parts of Nigeria have been reported to show a significant resistant pattern to readily available antibiotics such as tetracycline, ampicillin, and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (Adesiyan et al., 2019.). Hence, this study tends to investigate the prevalence of P. shigelloides in surface water in Osun State, Nigeria, and to screen its antibiotic resistance and Biofilm formation pattern.
Year: 2022