Multidrug-Resistant Vibrio spp. carrying carbapenemase genes in aquacultured shrimp and their zoonotic importance
Maha M. Rezk, Dalia Hamza, Elshaimaa Ismael, Nehal H. Harfoush, Fatma A. El Gohary · 2026
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Maha M Rezk and colleagues sampled farmed shrimp, farm water, and stool from workers at shrimp sites in the Damietta Governorate of Egypt, hunting for Vibrio bacteria that resist many drugs. One hundred Indian prawns supplied tissue for the work, published in 2026. The concern is that resistant bacteria in food animals can reach people who handle or eat the product.
About two thirds of samples yielded Vibrio, led by Vibrio fluvialis, and more than three quarters of isolates resisted multiple antibiotics. Genes for carbapenem breakdown and for broader beta-lactam resistance turned up as well, which points to heavy antibiotic pressure on the farms. Shrimp and human isolates matched fully at one gene, although the authors caution that finer typing would be needed to prove spread between them.
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| CREATOR | Maha M. Rezk, Dalia Hamza, Elshaimaa Ismael, Nehal H. Harfoush, Fatma A. El Gohary |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 79197 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |