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Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Bacteria Isolated within the Oral Flora of Florida Blacktip Sharks: Guidance for Empiric Antibiotic Therapy

Authors :
Robert Borrego
Jay Goodman
Erich K. Ritter
Nathan R. Unger
Olayemi O. Osiyemi
Source :
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 8, p e104577 (2014), PLoS ONE
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014.

Abstract

Sharks possess a variety of pathogenic bacteria in their oral cavity that may potentially be transferred into humans during a bite. The aim of the presented study focused on the identification of the bacteria present in the mouths of live blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, and the extent that these bacteria possess multi-drug resistance. Swabs were taken from the oral cavity of nineteen live blacktip sharks, which were subsequently released. The average fork length was 146 cm (±11), suggesting the blacktip sharks were mature adults at least 8 years old. All swabs underwent standard microbiological work-up with identification of organisms and reporting of antibiotic susceptibilities using an automated microbiology system. The oral samples revealed an average of 2.72 (±1.4) bacterial isolates per shark. Gram-negative bacteria, making up 61% of all bacterial isolates, were significantly (p

Details

ISSN :
19326203
Volume :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
PLoS ONE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....fa12496c4967acbcaf0eb8c8400280e9
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104577