Antibacterial agents and heavy metal resistance in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from seawater, shrimp and sediment in Iskenderun Bay, Turkey

<i>Escherichia coli</i> in seafood: A brief overview

“…In Turkey, Matyar et al [48] isolated E. coli strains resistant to heavy metal (cadmium) and antibiotics (cefazolin, nitrofurantoin, cefuroxime and ampicillin) from shrimp samples originally from Iskenderun Bay. The authors recognized the presence of these bacteria in foods as a potential risk for public health.…”

Heavy metal and antibiotic resistance bacteria in marine sediment of pahang coastal water

“…The genes encoding resistance to heavy metals can be located together with antibiotic resistance genes on either the same genetic structure or different genetic structures within the same bacterial strain Metal and antibiotic resistances are the most common features that bacteria gain due to the abuse of metals and/or antibiotic [12]. Recent studies have suggested that the presence of metal contamination in natural environments could play a role in the maintenance and proliferation of antibiotic resistance [13,14].…”

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Escherichia coli Strains Collected from the Southwestern Coast of Istanbul

“…Studies conducted in Turkey have found heavy antibiotic use resulting in multiple resistance (MAR) index values being >0.2 and heavy levels of human and animal based contamination sources in various areas 10 . In a study conducted in the Izmit Bay, Cingilli-Vural and Akçin found antibiotic resistances for E.coli strains to be 50% for tetracycline, 62.5% for sulbactam/ampicillin, 62.5.% for penicillin, 12.5% for amicasin, 37.5% for chloramphenicol, and 62.5% for trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole 19 .…”

“…In aquatic environments, the presence of antibiotic resistant pathogen bacteria belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae is of particular concern 10 . Escherichia coli (E. coli), a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family, is a common inhabitant of the human and animal gut.…”