Research Article

Antimicrobial Resistance Factors of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Cattle Farms and Raw Beef in North-West Province, South Africa

Table 4

Percentage representation of E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolated from various areas and/or sources within different clusters.

Sampling areaSourceCluster 1A Cluster 1B Cluster 2A

BritsBeef2 (5.1%)1 (25%)1 (11.1%)
BoshoekBeef1 (2.6%)0 (0%)1 (11.1%)
CarletonvilleBeef5 (12.8%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
LichtenburgBeef2 (5.1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
MafikengBeef11 (28.2%)2 (50%)3 (33.3%)
Cattle faeces8 (20.5%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
MarikanaBeef0 (0%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
PotchefstroomBeef2 (2.6%)0 (0%)1 (11.1%)
RustenburgBeef4 (10.3%)1 (25%)1 (11.1%)
StellaBeef1 (2.6%)0 (0%)1 (11.1%)
VentersdorpBeef2 (2.3%)0 (0%)1 (11.1%)
VryburgBeef1 (2.3%)0 (0%)0 (0%)