Antibiotic Susceptibility of Motile Aeromonas spp. Isolated from Foods of Animal Origin and Water
Abstract
In this study, presence of motile Aeromonas spp. in different foods of animal origin and water by culturalmethod and detection to antibiotic susceptibilities of the isolates were investigated. A total of 224 food samples such asfish, chicken, fishery products, milk, meat and water supplied from points of sale like market and bazaar in and aroundIzmir have been examined. Aeromonas selective agar was used for Aeromonas spp. isolation. Gram-negative andoxidase positive colonies were assessed in Vitek 2 system (France) for identification. Of 224 food samples (meat,chicken, fish, fishery products, milk and water) 87 have been found to be positive for motile Aeromonas spp. Accordingto the study, 51 (22.76%) of them were determined as A. hydrophila, 26 (11.6%) of them as A. caviae and 10 (4.6%) ofthem as A. sobria. Antibiotic susceptibility of Aeromonas isolates was determined according to the Kirby Bauer diskdiffusion method. All Aeromonas spp. isolates have been found to be susceptible to imipenem and ciprofloxacin.