Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo

The administration of antimicrobials in aquaculture provides a selective pressure creating a reservoir of multiple resistant bacteria in the cultured fish and shrimps as well as the aquaculture environment. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of antibiotic resistance in aquacultu...

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Main Authors: Kathleen, Michelle Mikal, Samuel, Lihan, Felecia, C., Reagan Entigu, ak Linton @ Jerah, Kasing, Apun, Lesley Maurice, Bilung, Toh, S.C.
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Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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author Kathleen, Michelle Mikal
Samuel, Lihan
Felecia, C.
Reagan Entigu, ak Linton @ Jerah
Kasing, Apun
Lesley Maurice, Bilung
Toh, S.C.
author_facet Kathleen, Michelle Mikal
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description The administration of antimicrobials in aquaculture provides a selective pressure creating a reservoir of multiple resistant bacteria in the cultured fish and shrimps as well as the aquaculture environment. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of antibiotic resistance in aquaculture products and aquaculture’s surrounding environment in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Ninetyfour identified bacterial isolates constituted of 17 genera were isolated from sediment, water, and cultured organisms (fish and shrimp) in selected aquaculture farms. These isolates were tested for their antibiotic resistance against 22 antibiotics from several groups using the disk diffusion method. The results show that the highest resistance was observed towards streptomycin (85%).
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spelling unimas-137052022-02-07T06:13:33Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13705/ Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo Kathleen, Michelle Mikal Samuel, Lihan Felecia, C. Reagan Entigu, ak Linton @ Jerah Kasing, Apun Lesley Maurice, Bilung Toh, S.C. SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling The administration of antimicrobials in aquaculture provides a selective pressure creating a reservoir of multiple resistant bacteria in the cultured fish and shrimps as well as the aquaculture environment. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of antibiotic resistance in aquaculture products and aquaculture’s surrounding environment in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Ninetyfour identified bacterial isolates constituted of 17 genera were isolated from sediment, water, and cultured organisms (fish and shrimp) in selected aquaculture farms. These isolates were tested for their antibiotic resistance against 22 antibiotics from several groups using the disk diffusion method. The results show that the highest resistance was observed towards streptomycin (85%). Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13705/1/Antibiotic.pdf Kathleen, Michelle Mikal and Samuel, Lihan and Felecia, C. and Reagan Entigu, ak Linton @ Jerah and Kasing, Apun and Lesley Maurice, Bilung and Toh, S.C. (2016) Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo. International Journal of Microbiology, 2016. ISSN 1687918X https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijmicro/2016/2164761/abs/ doi : 10.1155/2016/2164761
spellingShingle SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Kathleen, Michelle Mikal
Samuel, Lihan
Felecia, C.
Reagan Entigu, ak Linton @ Jerah
Kasing, Apun
Lesley Maurice, Bilung
Toh, S.C.
Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo
title Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo
title_full Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo
title_fullStr Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo
title_short Antibiotic Resistance of Diverse Bacteria from Aquaculture in Borneo
title_sort antibiotic resistance of diverse bacteria from aquaculture in borneo
topic SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13705/1/Antibiotic.pdf