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Distribution and antibacterial drug resistance ofAeromonas spp. from fresh and brackish waters in Southern Turkey

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The frequency of antibiotic resistance was compared inAeromonas spp. isolated from fresh and brackish water in Southern Turkey. A total of 97Aeromonas spp. strains were isolated from four zones (three from fresh and one from brackish water). Most of the strains isolated from all samples wereAeromonas hydrophila (79.4%), while the amount ofAeromonas sobria andAeromons caviae, were rather lower in the samples examined (17.5% and 3.1% respectively). A high proportion of isolates from all water sources showed resistance to cephalotin (86.6%) and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (69%). On the other hand, a low proportion of bacteria showed resistance to tetracycline (14.4%), chloramphenicol (11.3%), gentamicin (7.2%) and nitrofurantoin (6.8%). Only one strain showing resistance to amikacin was found. Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Index (MARI) to at least two antibiotics was highest in brackish water (zone 4), followed by fresh water (zone 3). MARI values ranging from 0.2 to 0.8 for the bacteria isolated from brackish water. This study suggest that, multiple antibiotic resistantAeromonas spp., especiallyA. hydrophila, can be easily recovered from fresh and brackish water sources in Turkey and these sources may play as a reservoirs responsible for disease pathogen aeromonads.

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Matyar, F., Kaya, A. & Dinçer, S. Distribution and antibacterial drug resistance ofAeromonas spp. from fresh and brackish waters in Southern Turkey. Ann. Microbiol. 57, 443–447 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03175087

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