Data on prevalence and distribution of antimicrobial resistance determinants of Salmonella enterica isolates from the formal and informal meat sector.

ABSTRACT

Foodborne pathogen such Salmonella enterica is a leading cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. The potential to cause more severe and prolonged infection increases when the bacteria harbour resistant gene. In this dataset, S. enterica PCR confirmed isolates recovered from the formal (n = 33) and informal (n = 15) meat sector were further tested against 15 antimicrobials and 20 resistance determinants using the disc-diffusion method on Muller-Hinton agar and the genotypic antimicrobial resistance determinants by PCR. In addition, multiple antimicrobial resistance phenotype and the multiple antimicrobial resistance indexes were shown. The data suggest that meat from the formal sector harbour resistance capacity than meat from the informal sector.