Abstract

In this study, 253samples were collected from chicken of Salmonella sp. suspected poultry farms in the western part of the Aegean Region from 01 September to 20 December 2016. After the necropsy process of the suspected chickens was carried out in the poultry diagnostic unit, the samples of the organs from the chickens were transferred in the cold chain to the laboratory. Inoculations were performed from organ samples to culture media. In conclusion, 43 isolates were detected as Salmonella sp, 4 (9.3%) isolates were found as S. Enteritidis and 39 (90.7%) isolates were found as S. Typhimurium. As a result of the antibiogram test, S. Enteritidis isolates were susceptible to Gentamicin and Ceftriaxon in the ratio of 100%, susceptible to Kanamycin and Tetracycline in the ratio of 50%, intermediate susceptible to Cefotaxime in the ratio of 75%, and resistant to Ampicillin and Penicillin in the ratio of 100%. S. Typhimurium (n=39) isolates were susceptible to Ceftriaxon in the ratio of 92%, Gentamicin in the ratio of 82%, Kanamycin and Cefotaxime in the ratio of 61%, Tetracycline in the ratio of 51% and resistant to Ampicillin in the ratio of 97%, Penicillin in the ratio of 100%.

Keywords: Poultry; Salmonella sp; Serotyping; PCR; Identification