Antibiotic-Resistant Vibrios in Farmed Shrimp

Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was determined in 100 strains of Vibrio isolated from the Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp and identified phenotypically. A high antibiotic-resistance index (75%) was observed, with the following phenotypic profiles: monoresistance (n=42), cross-resistance to β-lactam...

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Main Authors: Renata Albuquerque Costa, Rayza Lima Araújo, Oscarina Viana Souza, Regine Helena Silva dos Fernandes Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/505914