Characterization of integrons and tetracycline resistance determinants in Aeromonas spp. isolated from South African aquaculture systems

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-306

  Jacobs, Liezl ^a   Chenia, Hafizah Y ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aeromonas spp.; Antimicrobial resistance; Integrons; Plasmids; tet resistance genes

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS VERONII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; INTEGRON; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TILAPIA; TROUT;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUACULTURE; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; INTEGRONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS ENCHELEIA; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS MEDIA; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; AEROMONAS VERONII; ANIMALIA; COPROSMA KAUENSIS; SALMONIDAE; TILAPIA;

EID: 33847095513     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.09.030     Document Type: Article

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