Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and plasmid profiling of Salmonella in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) obtained from wet markets and ponds in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Budiati, T., Rusul, G., Wan-Abdullah, W.N., Arip, Y.M., Ahmad, R., Thong, Kwai Lin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9978/1/Budiati%2C_2013.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9978/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004484861200659X
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence, antibiotic resistance and occurrence of plasmids in Salmonella isolated from catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and tilapia (Tilapia mossambica) obtained from wet markets and ponds in Malaysia. A total of 172 samples (32 catfish carcass rinse,...