Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from retail shellfish in Shanghai

摘要: Abstract Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a marine and estuarine bacterium that poses the greatest threat to human health worldwide. It has been leading bacterial cause of seafood-borne illness. This study investigated prevalence drug resistance V. parahaemolyticus isolated from retail shellfish in Shanghai. A total 140 samples were collected February 2014 2015. The occurrence was 34.3%, which increased compared previous reports. In addition, discernible differences presumptive V. counts (TPVPC) also observed between market B. results PCR assays indicated thermostable direct hemolysin ( tdh ) gene positive two isolates (2.1%), hemolysin-related trh not detected all isolates. Antibiotic profiles those as follows: ampicillin (87.5%), cephazolin (31.3%), cephalothin (6.3%), amoxicillin/clavulanic acid piperacillin amikacin (3.2%). Thirty-three out 96 resistant or more antimicrobial agents. suggested could be potential risk consumers