title: [Investigation of the bacteria in the seawater of Xisha in the South China Sea and their antibiotic sensitivity profile].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the distribution and antibiotic sensitivity of the bacteria in the seawater of Xisha in the South China Sea.
  
  
  METHODS
  The samples of the seawater in Xisha were collected for bacterial counting, identification and antibiotic sensitivity tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 84 bacterial strains isolated from the 80 seawater samples, 38 (45.24%) belonged to Vibrio alginolyticus, 11 (13.10%) to Sphingomonas, 9 (10.72%) to Comamonas terrigena, 7 (8.33%) to Werepseudomonas, 6 (7.14%) to Moraxella, 5 (5.95%) to Cedeceadavisae, and 8 to other bacteria including 2 Aeromona, 2 Acinetobacter, 1 Pantoea agglomerans, 1 Kingella kingae, 1 Shewanella putrefaciens and 1 Suttonella indologenes. Tests of the antibiotic sensitivity showed that all the bacteria were high sensitive to 16 kinds of the antibiotics with the exception of Vibrio alginolyticus, Sphingomonas and comamonas terrigena that were less sensitive to aztreonam or piperacillin and Sphingomonas to cefotaxime or cefepime.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The investigation will be of great significance for early-stage prevention and cure of bacterial infection acquired from the seawater.
authors.affiliation: Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Fu-cai
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Cheng-hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Sui-na
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Yu-ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yu-rong
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents