Antibiotic resistance and R plasmids in coliforms isolated from some Malaysian cooked foods
Khor, S.Y.; Lim, Y.S.; Jegathesan, M.
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 13(2): 270-274
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1562 PMID: 7147009 Document Number: 186739
Forty samples of Malaysian cooked foods were examined for the presence of antibiotic-resistant coliforms and R plasmids. Twenty seven (68%) of the foods had antibiotic-resistant coliforms and 5 (13%) had R plasmids. Nineteen samples (48%) had total bacterial counts over 10(6) per gm and in 5 samples, no coliforms were detected. Our findings show that cooked food may be one possible way by which R plasmids are spread. The control of the spread of R plasmids is discussed.