Mehrnoosh Doosti Irani - Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
Mostafa Faghani - Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran
Noosha Zia jahromi - Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

Background and Aim: High prevalent of drug resistant in Salmonella is a threat to human’s health. Integrons are one of the most important factors that can contribute to the occurrence of MDR bacteria. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of class ۱, ۲ integrons among Salmonella strains isolated from broiler chicks. Materials and Methods: This study was performed on ۱۰۰ Salmonella isolated strains, collected from broiler chicks samples during the summer of ۲۰۱۵ in Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari. The prevalence of class ۱and ۲ integrons were verified using specific primers by multiplex PCR assay. Susceptibility to antimicrobial agents was tested using the disk diffusion method according to the CLSI ۲۰۱۱. In the end integrons prevalence and drug resistance were analyzed by using SPSS software. Results: Screening of Salmonella isolates revealed the prevalence of class ۱, ۲ integrons (۵۰%), (۲۸%) and (۴۸%), respectively. Based on the results of the antibiogram test, the highest rate of antibiotic resistance was Ampicillin among all isolates. The highest rate of antibiotic resistance in samples of IntI ۱-positive have been to Gentamycin and Tetracycline (۱۶%) and in IntI ۲-positive have been to Gentamycin (۳۵.۷%). Also the intermediate resistant strains to Chloramphenicol in the samples of IntI ۱-positive were ۷۲% and in the samples of IntI ۲-positive were ۴۲.۹%. Conclusions: The presence of two classes of integrons and its direct connection with the MDR in Salmonella is concerned. Based on the results of this study, significant correlations were between MDR and integrons that are a serious problem in human and veterinary medicine.

Salmonella, Integrons, Drug resistance, Broiler chicks, سالمونلا, اینتگرون, مقاومت دارویی, مرغ گوشتی.