Kumar, Radhika RatheeshPorteen, K.TANUVASSelvaraju, G.Ramesh, S.2019-07-042019-07-042017http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810111908TNV_TH_2017_MVM15076The present study was designed to characterize Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli and Salmonella from foods of animal origin. A total of 300 samples, 100 each of meat (56 chicken, 44 mutton), milk (60 raw, 40 pasteurized) and milk products (20 each of curd, ghee, payasam, rasgulla and gulab jamun) were collected in and around Chennai. All the samples collected were subjected to isolation of E.coli and Salmonella by standard conventional and molecular methods.en-USVeterinary ScienceVeterinary Public Health and EpidemiologyThesis