<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the present study, <italic>Salmonella</italic> spp. was successfully isolated from Asian clam <italic>Corbicula fluminea</italic> by using Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (XLD) selective agar. A total of 200 bacterial colonies from live Asian clams were isolated and subjected to antimicrobial sensitivity test by using disc diffusion method. A total of 18 antibiotics was applied in the present study, namely oxolinic acid, nalidixic acid, erythromycin, tetracycline, doxycycline, oleandomycin, oxytetracycline, spiramycin, ampicillin, kanamycin, fosfomycin, florfenicol, lincomycin, novobiocin, chloramphenicol, amoxycillin, flumequine and sulphamethoxazole. The findings of the present study showed that total antibiotic sensitive case for <italic>Salmonella</italic> spp. isolated from <italic>C. fluminea</italic> sample was 50% or 1800 cases. This was followed by antibiotic resistance case 45% or 1620 cases and intermediary antibiotic sensitive case (5% or 180 cases). Based on the results of the present study, tetracycline, doxycycline, oxytetracycline and flumequine showed the highest inhibition of isolated <italic>Salmonella</italic> spp. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index was 0.36, indicating the sampled clams were highly exposed to the tested antibiotics.</p></abstract>

In the present study, Salmonella spp. was successfully isolated from Asian clam Corbicula fluminea by using Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (XLD) selective agar. A total of 200 bacterial colonies from live Asian clams were isolated and subjected to antimicrobial sensitivity test by using disc diffusion method. A total of 18 antibiotics was applied in the present study, namely oxolinic acid, nalidixic acid, erythromycin, tetracycline, doxycycline, oleandomycin, oxytetracycline, spiramycin, ampicillin, kanamycin, fosfomycin, florfenicol, lincomycin, novobiocin, chloramphenicol, amoxycillin, flumequine and sulphamethoxazole. The findings of the present study showed that total antibiotic sensitive case for Salmonella spp. isolated from C. fluminea sample was 50% or 1800 cases. This was followed by antibiotic resistance case 45% or 1620 cases and intermediary antibiotic sensitive case (5% or 180 cases). Based on the results of the present study, tetracycline, doxycycline, oxytetracycline and flumequine showed the highest inhibition of isolated Salmonella spp. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index was 0.36, indicating the sampled clams were highly exposed to the tested antibiotics.

Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance of <italic>Salmonella</italic> spp. Isolated from Farmed Asian Clam <italic>Corbicula Fluminea</italic>

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

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Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance of  spp. Isolated from Farmed Asian Clam 

In the present study, Salmonella spp. was successfully isolated from Asian clam Corbicula fluminea by using Xylose Lysine Deoxycholate (XLD) selective agar. A...

Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella spp. Isolated from Farmed Asian Clam Corbicula Fluminea

Published Online: Jun 12, 2020

Page range: 99 - 103

Received: Jun 19, 2019

Accepted: Feb 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2020-0010

Keywords
Asian clam, spp., antibiogram

© 2020 Jing Jing Ngiam et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella spp. Isolated from Farmed Asian Clam Corbicula Fluminea

Published Online: Jun 12, 2020

Page range: 99 - 103

Received: Jun 19, 2019

Accepted: Feb 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2020-0010

KeywordsAsian clam, spp., antibiogram

© 2020 Jing Jing Ngiam et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Asian clam, spp., antibiogram