Microbiological Quality Assessment by PCR and Its Antibiotic Susceptibility in Mangrove Crabs (Ucides cordatus) from Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Table 5

E. coli and Vibrio resistance of strains isolated from crab to the tested antimicrobials.

Antimicrobial; agent resistance	E. coli			Vibrio
	Itaóca ()	Piedade ()	Suruí ()	Itaóca ()	Piedade ()	Suruí ()
AMP	—	16%	—	78%	86%	85%
AMC	—	—	—	—	—	5%
SAM	—	16%	11%	—	—	5%
KF	19%	16%	11%	8%	17%	15%
CTX	—	—	—	13%	17%	—
CN	63%	66%	22%	4%	6%	10%
CFO	9%	16%	—	—	—	—
CAZ	9%	16%	—	—	—	—
LEV	—	—	—	—	3%	—
OFX	—	—	—	4%	—	—
TOB	63%	66%	22%	—	—	—
AK	—	33%	22%	17%	24%	15%
TE	—	16%	11%	—	—	—
CIP	—	—	—	—	3%	10%
C	9%	33%	—	—	—	5%

: number of tested strains. AMP: ampicillin; AMC: amoxicillin + clavulanic acid; SAM: ampicillin/sulbactam; KF: cephalothin; CTX: cefotaxime; CFO: cefoxitin; CAZ: ceftazidime; LEV: levofloxacin; CIP: ciprofloxacin; OFX: ofloxacin; CN: gentamicin; TOB: tobramycin; AK: amikacin; TE: tetracycline; C: chloramphenicol.