Research Article

Virulence-Associated Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance of Aeromonas hydrophila Isolates from Animal, Food, and Human Sources in Brazil

Table 1

Aeromonas hydrophila distributed among different isolation sources and Brazilian geographic area.

SourceNo.Geographic area

Human ()Blood1ST
Fecal swab17NE (2), ST (1), SE (14)
Feces9NE (3), ST (5), SE (1)
Lung1MW
Secretion1ST
Synovial fluid1MW

Food ()Meat (Bos taurus)1SE
Chicken (Gallus gallus)4SE
Scallop (Pecten maximus)4SE
Fish (Genidens barbus)2SE
Fish (Rachycentron canadum)13SE
Fish (Mugil liza)3SE
Fish (Oreochromis niloticus)1SE

AnimalA ()Arctocephalus gazella14SE
Ardea cocoi21SE
Chelonia mydas31SE
Eretmochelys imbricata41SE
Eubalaena australis55SE
Leucophaeus atricilla65SE
Lontra longicaudis71SE
Megaptera novaeangliae810SE
Pontoporia blainvillei93ST (1), SE (2)
Stenella coeruleoalba107ST
Sterna hirundinacea112SE
Sula leucogaster122SE
Trichechus manatus1310SE

Brazilian geographic areas: MW: midwest; NE: northeast; ST: south; SE–southeast. AThe popular names. 1Artic fur seal. 2Cocoi heron. 3Green sea turtle. 4Hawksbill sea turtle. 5Southern right whale. 6Laughing gull. 7Neotropical otter. 8Humpback whale. 9La Plata dolphin. 10Striped dolphin. 11South American tern. 12Brown booby. 13West Indian manatee.