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Occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in culturable bacteria isolated from Turkish trout farms and their local aquatic environment        
Yazarlar
Erol Çapkın
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ertuğrul TERZİ
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İlhan Altınok
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Antibiotic resistance and presence of the resistance genes were investigated in the bacteria isolated from water, sediment, and fish in trout farms. A total of 9 bacterial species, particularly Escherichia coli, were isolated from the water and sediment samples, and 12 species were isolated from fish. The antimicrobial test indicated the highest resistance against sulfamethoxazole and ampicillin in coliform bacteria, and against sulfamethoxazole, imipenem, and aztreonam in known pathogenic bacteria isolated from fish. The most effective antibiotics were rifampicin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline. The multiple antibiotic resistance index was above the critical limit for almost all of the bacteria isolated. The most common antibiotic resistance gene was ampC, followed by tetA, sul2, blaCTX-M1, and blaTEM in the coliform bacteria. At least one resistance gene was found in 70.8% of the bacteria, and 66.6% of the bacteria had 2 or more resistance genes. Approximately 36.54% of the bacteria that contain plasmids were able to transfer them to other bacteria. The plasmid-mediated transferable resistance genes were ampC, blaCTX-M1, tetA, sul2, and blaTEM. These results indicate that the aquatic environment could play an important role in the development of antibiotic resistance and the dissemination of resistance genes among bacteria.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Antibiotic resistance gene,Coliform bacteria,Fish pathogen,Antimicrobials,Multiple antibiotic resistance index
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
Dergi ISSN 0177-5103
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 05-2015
Cilt No 114
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 127 / 137
Doi Numarası 10.3354/dao02852
Makale Linki http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/dao/v114/n2/p127-137/