Tetracycline resistance and prevalence of tetracycline resistance genes in bacteria from marine aquaculture farms in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Thiang, Ee Lean, Chai, Choon Yip Stanley, Lee, Choon Weng, Takada, Hideshige, Wang, Ai Jun, Chai, Lay Ching, Bong, Chui Wei
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/33444/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The indiscriminate use of antibiotic in aquaculture and leaching of antibiotic from aquaculture to the environment may led to the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their resistant genes which is a public concern. Five tetracycline antibiotics (minocycline, doxycycline, chloro...