Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Rearing Seawater.

ABSTRACT: Antibiotic resistance of microorganisms is a serious health problem for both humans and animals. Infection of these bacteria may result in therapy failure, leading to high mortality rates. During an early intervention program process, the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of Thailand (STCCT) has faced high mortality rates due to bacterial infection. Previously, investigation of juvenile turtle carcasses found etiological agents in tissue lesions. Further determination of sea water in the turtle holding tanks revealed a prevalence of these causative agents in water samples, implying association of bacterial isolates in rearing water and infection in captive turtles. In this study, we examined the antibiotic resistance of bacteria in seawater from the turtle holding tank for a management plan o

SUBMITTER: Chuen-Im T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8235308 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature