title: beta-Lactam resistance of motile Aeromonas isolates from clinical and environmental sources.
abstract: The MICs of various beta-lactams for 182 isolates of Aeromonas species, i.e., A. hydrophila (n = 101), A. sobria (n = 69), and A. caviae (n = 12), from clinical and environmental sources were determined by an agar dilution technique. All strains were resistant to ampicillin and susceptible to aztreonam. A. sobria and A. caviae demonstrated lower resistance rates than A. hydrophila. Penicillin-hydrolyzing beta-lactamases were detected in all strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kyorin University School of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanamori
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002465:Cell Movement; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D047090:beta-Lactams
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047090:beta-Lactams; D001618:beta-Lactamases