Research Article

Antibiotic-Resistant Vibrios in Farmed Shrimp

Table 1

Antimicrobial resistance in vibrios isolated from the hemolymph of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp.

SpeciesnR (%)Resistance
PenTcy CplAmpAtmCro

V. navarrensis 5338 (71,7) 323271
V. brasiliensis 159 (60)941
V. parahaemolyticus 1010 (100)10913
V. xuii 88 (100)842
V. coralliilyticus 53 (60)3
V. cholerae 44 (100)4321
V. neptunius 20 (0)
V. alginolyticus 11 (100)1
V. diazotrophicus 11 (100)1
V. vulnificus B311 (100)11
Total100756812121091

: number of isolates. nR: number of resistant isolates. Pen: penicillin G; Tcy: tetracycline; Amp: ampicillin; Cpl: cephalothin; Atm: aztreonam; Cro: ceftriaxone.