Affiliation:
1. Institute of Seafood , Zhejiang Gongshang University , Hangzhou , China
2. The Joint Key Laboratory of Aquatic Products Processing of Zhejiang Province , Hangzhou , China
3. Huzhou Customs , Huzhou , China
Abstract
Abstract
The present study was aimed to obtain a close insight into the distribution and diversity of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) among the aquatic products collected in Zhejiang, China. A total of 136 presumptive ARB picked up from six aquatic samples were classified into 22 genera and 49 species based on the 16S rDNA sequencing. Aeromonas spp., Shewanella spp., Acinetobacter spp., Myroides spp., Pseudomonas spp., and Citrobacter spp. accounted for 80% of the ARB. Among them, 109 isolates (80.15%) exhibited resistance to at least one antibiotic. Most isolates showed resistance to not only the originally selected drug but also to one to three other tested drugs. The diversity of ARB distributed in different aquatic products was significant. Furthermore, the resistance data obtained from genotypic tests were not entirely consistent with the results of the phenotypic evaluation. The genes qnrS, tetA, floR, and cmlA were frequently detected in their corresponding phenotypic resistant isolates. In contrast, the genes sul2, aac(6’)-Ib, and bla
PSE were less frequently found in the corresponding phenotypically resistant strains. The high diversity and detection rate of ARB and ARGs in aquaculture might be a significant threat to the food chains closely related to human health.
Publisher
Polish Society of Microbiologists
Subject
Microbiology (medical),Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,General Medicine,Microbiology
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