Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Shrimp and Shrimp Farms of Bangladesh

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of pathogenic bacteria, specifically Escherichia coli and Salmonella and Vibrio species, and their antimicrobial resistance in shrimp aquaculture facilities of Bagerhat (Bangladesh). Sediment samples were collected from both Penaeus monodon and Macrobrachium rosenbergii farms and shrimp samples from the Macrobrachium rosenbergii facility. The abovementioned bacteria were not found, but five Enterobacterales (Proteus penneri, Proteus alimentorum, Morganella morganii, Enterobacter hormaechei subsp. xiangfangensis and Plesiomonas shigelloides) were detected. This is the first documented case of Enterobacter hormaechei subsp. xiangfangensis in a shrimp farm. Nine antibiotics—ampicillin, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, oxytetracycline, nitrofurantoin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, azithromycin, and co-trimoxazole—were selected for antibiotic resistance testing, and the majority (88.9%) had at least one isolate that was resistant. Across sources, 78.0% of isolates were resistant to at least one antimicrobial, and multidrug resistance was also detected in 29.3% of all isolates. Despite the low number of samples analyzed, nine in total, the results of this experiment emphasize that shrimp farms in Bagerhat may have a problem with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. This could have negative impacts on shrimp quality and consumers’ health.

Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Factors in Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Shrimp

“…Finally, 40 articles were extensively reviewed. However, three of these articles contained few bacterial isolates (n~1-3 isolates each), one article presented varying and conflicting counts of isolates, and four articles did not specify the number of positive V. parahaemolyticus isolates [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. Therefore, a total of 32 relevant studies from China (n = 8), Bangladesh (n = 4), Vietnam (n = 4), Malaysia (n = 4), India (n = 4), South Korea (n = 2), Cameroon (n = 1), Indonesia (n = 1), Iran (n = 1), Mexico (n = 1), Nigeria (n = 1), and the United Kingdom (n = 1) (Table 1) were selected.…”

Whole-genome sequence of Proteus faecis CR112, isolated from the gut of a healthy Labeo rohita

“…Proteus species are widespread in aquatic environments and are known to be associated with fish and shrimp diseases ( 1 ). However, till now, no report has been found about the antibacterial activities of Proteus faecis against fish pathogens.…”

Nanopore sequencing for identification and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. from tilapia and shrimp sold at wet markets in Dhaka, Bangladesh

“…( Rocha Rdos et al, 2014 ; Fernandes et al, 2018 ). These bacteria can cause foodborne illnesses in humans, and their presence in aquatic products has been suggested as an important source of AMR ( Khan et al, 2022 ; Samad et al, 2023 ).…”