Antimicrobial resistance pattern of <i>Escherichia coli</i> isolated from imported frozen shrimp in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: Contamination of seafood products with multi-drug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is considered to be a potential source for the spread of MDR bacteria in communities. However, little is known about the extent of the contamination of seafood, in particular shrimp, with MDR bacteria in Saudi Arabia. In this study, imported frozen shrimp in retail markets were examined for the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli. Escherichia coli was isolated from 40 frozen shrimp samples; a total of 25 and 15 shrimp samples were imported from China and Vietnam, respectively. Of the 40 examined frozen shrimp samples, 30 tested positive for E. coli, resulting in an overall isolation rate of 75%, with a total of 180 isolates being identified. The largest number of positive s

SUBMITTER: Alhabib I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11665426 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature