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Antibiogram, Adhesive Characteristics, and Incidence of Class 1 Integron in Aeromonas Species Isolated from Two South African Rivers
Joint Authors
Okoh, Anthony I.
Igbinosa, Isoken H.
Chigor, Vincent N.
Obi, Lawrence C.
Igbinosa, Etinosa O.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aeromonas species are well distributed in freshwater environments, and their natural susceptibility to antimicrobials renders them interesting candidates for the survey of antimicrobial resistance in freshwater milieu.
Water samples were collected from Kat and Tyume rivers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, and a total of 45 isolates identified as Aeromonas species were recovered from the two rivers.
All Aeromonas isolates were resistant to oxacillin, penicillin, clindamycin, cephalothin, vancomycin, and rifamycin, while appreciable susceptibilities (89.3 : 94.1%, 82.1 : 94.1%, 85.7 : 88.2%, and 92.9 : 88.2%) were observed against ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, nitrofurantoin, and gentamicin from Kat and Tyume rivers, respectively.
Multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) indices ranged from 0.016 to 0.044 for the two rivers.
Class 1 integron was detected in about 20% of the isolates, and all the isolates except one showed ability to produce biofilm in vitro as weak producers (53.33%), moderate producers (15.56%), and strong producers (28.9%).
This investigation provides a baseline data on antibiotic resistance as well as the adhesive characteristics of Aeromonas isolates from Tyume and Kat rivers in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Igbinosa, Isoken H.& Chigor, Vincent N.& Igbinosa, Etinosa O.& Obi, Lawrence C.& Okoh, Anthony I.. 2013. Antibiogram, Adhesive Characteristics, and Incidence of Class 1 Integron in Aeromonas Species Isolated from Two South African Rivers. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030091
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Igbinosa, Isoken H.…[et al.]. Antibiogram, Adhesive Characteristics, and Incidence of Class 1 Integron in Aeromonas Species Isolated from Two South African Rivers. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030091
American Medical Association (AMA)
Igbinosa, Isoken H.& Chigor, Vincent N.& Igbinosa, Etinosa O.& Obi, Lawrence C.& Okoh, Anthony I.. Antibiogram, Adhesive Characteristics, and Incidence of Class 1 Integron in Aeromonas Species Isolated from Two South African Rivers. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030091
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1030091