title: Antibiotic resistance of Salmonella strains isolated from fish and crustaceans.
abstract: A total of 240 Salmonella strains, 158 from 730 fish samples and 82 from 276 crustacean samples, obtained during a 2 year period, were examined for resistance to 10 antibiotics. More than 90% of the strains were resistant to bacitracin, penicillin and novobiocin. The least resistance was observed to chloramphenicol (6.7%) and nalidixic acid (12%). Multiple antibiotic resistance indexing of the strains showed that more than 95% originated from high risk sources of contamination such as poultry, swine, cattle and human environments where antibiotics are often used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hatha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lakshmanaperumalsamy
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D003445:Crustacea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology*; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D009675:Novobiocin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000494:pharmacology; D010455:Peptides; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010455:Peptides; D009675:Novobiocin; D009268:Nalidixic Acid; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D010400:Penicillin G; D010118:Oxytetracycline