Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2019

June 19 - 21, 2019

Chennai Tamil Nadu - India

ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-MICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN BRACKISH WATER SHRIMP FARMS OF MAHARASHTRA

Hardik Majethia*, Pani Prasad K, Jeena K, Tapas Paul, Abisha Juliet Mary. S.J, M. Ramesh
ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai- 400061
hardikmajethia12@gmail.com  
 

In recent times, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public and animal health due to development of resistance of antimicrobial drugs used in aquaculture. In this study, antimicrobial resistance in micro-organisms of brackishwater shrimp farms of Maharashtra was assessed. Sampling of P. vanamei was done from 30 brackishwater farms in Thane district of Maharashtra for a period of three months. Targeted Bacteria (E.coli, Staphylococcus spp. and Vibrio spp.) were isolated from shrimp samples, characterised by biochemical tests and test for AMR through antibiotic sensitivity test (AST) by using various antibiotics. Results of AST were interpreted by comparing the zone diameter referring to breakpoint tables based on guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M45-A2 (CLSI, 2010) and was further analysed in WHONET software.