Emerging MDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa in fish commonly harbor oprL and toxA virulence genes and bla TEM, bla CTX-M, and tetA antibiotic-resistance genes

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, antibiogram of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), and the distribution of virulence genes (oprL, exoS, phzM, and toxA) and the antibiotic-resistance genes (bla TEM, tetA, and bla CTX-M). A total of 285 fish (165 Oreochromis niloticus and...

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Main Authors: Abdelazeem M. Algammal, Mahmoud Mabrok, Elayaraja Sivaramasamy, Fatma M. Youssef, Mona H. Atwa, Ali W. El-kholy, Helal F. Hetta, Wael N. Hozzein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72264-4