Tetracycline efflux pump in different Salmonella enterica isolated from diarrhea patients in two rural health centers in Western Kenya

Abstract

Tetracyclines (TCs) are a type of broad-spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotics used for treatment of a wide variety of infections. These antibiotics eventually reach terrestrial and aquatic environments via application of manure or slurry to areas used agriculturally, or by other methods. Bacteria resistance to tetracycline is due to efflux pump among others. This study discerned the existence of tetracycline efflux pump in Salmonella enterica belonging to different serovars isolated from diarrhea patients in two rural health centers in Western Kenya.