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. 1976 Oct;10(4):598-603.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.10.4.598.

Antibiotic resistance of bacteria in water containing ornamental fishes

T J Trust, J L Whitby

Antibiotic resistance of bacteria in water containing ornamental fishes

T J Trust et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1976 Oct.

Abstract

Water containing ornamental fishes was found to frequently contain countable numbers of bacteria that were resistant to one or more antibiotic or chemotherapeutic agents. The multidrug-resistant strains most commonly isolated were lactose-fermenting Citrobacter freundii. The overall resistance of these aquaria strains was greater than the previously described resistance of clinical isolates of C. freundii. Although the strains examined appeared to lack R-factors, this pool of resistant bacteria may have public health implications.

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