Enterobacteriaceae and their antimicrobial resistance in the free-living white caiman (Caiman crocodilus) on the Madre de Dios River, Tambopata, Peru

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N. Carlos-Erazo

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Caimans are reptiles that can live close to water sources used by people, they can contaminate the resource and be a risk to human health. The aim of the study was to determine the enterobacteriaceae and antimicrobial resistance of free living spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in the Madre de Dios River, in the province of Tambopata, Peru. On the banks of the river and streams 30 individuals of both genders and different stages of development were captured. After appropriate capture and restraint a cloacal sample was taken with a sterile swab and placed in the Cary Blair transport medium. The samples were kept refrigerated at 4°C until analyzed in Lima City. Cultures were performed on McConkey and SS agar. The process of bacterial identification using biochemical tests (TSI, LIA, SIM, citrate, methyl red and Voges Proskauer) and antimicrobial resistance was evaluated with Kirby Bauer technique (ciprofloxacin, cefoxitin, gentamicin, ampicillin, ac. nalidixic, aztreonam and chloramphenicol) was performed. All samples were positive: 23.33% (7/30) Escherichia coli, 10.00% (3/30) Enterobacter aerogenes, 40.00% (12/30) Klebsiella spp., 13.33% (4/30) Proteus mirabilis and 30.00% (9/30) Shigella sonnei. Of 35 isolate, 80.0% showed high resistance to chloramphenicol, while for gentamicin resistance was not observed.

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Carlos-Erazo, N. (2016). Enterobacteriaceae and their antimicrobial resistance in the free-living white caiman (Caiman crocodilus) on the Madre de Dios River, Tambopata, Peru. Revista Latinoamericana De Recursos Naturales, 12(2), 53-59. Retrieved from https://revista.itson.edu.mx/index.php/rlrn/article/view/251
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