Pisciculture and Fish Parts as Non-clinical Source of CTX-M and TEM Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamases Producing Escherichia coli in Southeastern Nigeria
Iroha , Chidinma Stacy, Jennifer Onyekachi Adibe-Nwafor, Ikemesit Udeme Peter, Peter , Ikemesit Udeme, Kenneth Adibe Nwafor, Chidinma Stacy Iroha, Adaora Lynda Onuora, Edemekong , Christiana Inuaesiet, Christiana Inuaesiet Edemekong, Francis Amadi Ibiam, Ifeanyichukwu Romanus Iroha, Onuora, Adaora Lynda, Ibiam , Francis Amadi & Iroha , Ifeanyichukwu Romanus · Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research · 2023
Background and Objectives: Antimicrobial agent use in pisciculture exerts a selective pressure, resulting in a reservoirs of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in the aquatic environment. Here we screened pisciculture and fish parts as non-clinical sourc...