Transferable chloramphenicol resistance determinant in luminous  Vibrio harveyi from penaeid shrimp Penaeus monodon larvae

Thangapalam Jawahar  Abraham

doi:10.17017/j.fish.55

Thangapalam Jawahar Abraham Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, Kolkata - 700094 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0581-1307

Keywords: Penaeus monodon, drug resistance, Vibrio harveyi, resistance determinants

Abstract

Antibiotic-resistant luminous Vibrio harveyi strains isolated from Penaeus monodon larvae were screened for the possession of transferable resistance determinants. All the strains were resistant to chloramphenicol and the determinant coding for chloramphenicol resistance was transferred to Escherichia coli at frequencies of 9.50x10^-4 to 4.20x10^-4. The results probably suggest the excessive use of chloramphenicol in shrimp hatcheries to combat luminous vibriosis.

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