Antibiotic resistance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from pond-reared Litopenaeus vannamei marketed in Natal, Brazil

Antibiotic resistance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from pond-reared Litopenaeus vannamei marketed in Natal, Brazil

Ten out of fifty fresh and refrigerated samples of shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) collected from retailers in Natal (Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil) tested positive for Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The Kanagawa test and multiplex PCR assays were used to detect TDH and TRH hemolysins and the tdh...

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Main Authors: Ligia Maria Rodrigues de Melo, Dulce Almeida, Ernesto Hofer, Cristhiane Moura Falavina dos Reis, Grace Nazareth Diogo Theophilo, André Felipe das Mercês Santos, Regine Helena Silva dos Fernandes Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2011-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Litopenaeus vannamei
multiple antibiotic resistance
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