High prevalence of multidrug-tolerant bacteria and associated antimicrobial resistance genes isolated from ornamental fish and their carriage water.

BACKGROUND:Antimicrobials are used to directly control bacterial infections in pet (ornamental) fish and are routinely added to the water these fish are shipped in to suppress the growth of potential pathogens during transport. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:To assess the potential effects of this s...

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Main Authors: David W Verner-Jeffreys, Timothy J Welch, Tamar Schwarz, Michelle J Pond, Martin J Woodward, Sarah J Haig, Georgina S E Rimmer, Edward Roberts, Victoria Morrison, Craig Baker-Austin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2793012?pdf=render