Table 2.
Antibiotic resistance pattern of Bacillus spp. in animal feed, food and diarrhea
| Antibiotic | Antibiotic resistance pattern (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal feed | Food | Diarrhea | Level of significance | |
| % (n/N) | % (n/N) | % (n/N) | ||
| PG | 94.1 (143/152) | 98.2 (55/56) | 100 (10/10) | NS |
| AMC | 55.2 (84/152) | 87.5 (49/56) | 100 (10/10) | ** |
| CFM | 95.3 (145/152) | 100 (56/56) | 100 (10/10) | NS |
| CTR | 73.6 (112/152) | 67.8 (38/56) | 100 (10/10) | NS |
| VAN | 69 (105/152) | 73.2 (41/56) | 100 (10/10) | NS |
| AZM | 23 (35/152) | 30.3 (17/56) | 70 (7/10) | ** |
| EM | 53.9 (82/152) | 60.7 (34/56) | 70 (7/10) | NS |
| TET | 48.6 (74/152) | 39.2 (22/56) | 70 (7/10) | NS |
| GEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CM | 23.6 (36/152) | 37.5 (21/56) | 20 (2/10) | NS |
| NIT | 57.2 (87/152) | 46.4 (26/56) | 70 (7/10) | NS |
| CIP | 44 (67/152) | 33.9 (19/56) | 0 | * |
| LEV | 33.5 (51/152) | 23.2 (13/56) | 50 (5/10) | NS |
| CMX | 80.2 (122/152) | 85.7 (48/56) | 100 (10/10) | NS |
PG Penicillin G, AMC Amoxicillin-Clavulanic acid, CFM Cefixime, CTR Ceftriaxone, VAN Vancomycin, AZM Azithromycin, EM Erythromycin, TET Tetracycline, GEN Gentamicin, CM Clindamycin, NIT Nitrofurantoin, CIP Ciprofloxacin, LEV Levofloxacin, CMX Co-Trimoxazole, n Number of resistant isolates, N Number of Bacillus isolates, * = significant (p < 0.05), ** = significant (p < 0.01), ns = non-significant