Characterization of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and phylogenetic analysis of E. coli strains isolated from healthy broilers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
The presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in healthy chickens is a significant public health concern and reflects inappropriate antimicrobial use in the poultry and animal sector. Poultry may serve as an important reservoir for the transmission of resistant bacteria between humans and the environment.
Authors
- M.K.R. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-9827)
- Aitezaz Ahsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8162-3071)
- Imdad Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3799-2691)
- Hanif Ullah
- Hamid Irshad
- Rabaab Zahra
- Farwa Gohar
Institutions
- Quaid-i-Azam University (PK)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- St. James's Hospital (IE)
- National Institute of Health (PK)
- University of Malakand (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- One Health
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101364
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00