Review Article

Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs) in the Environment of Saudi Aquaculture as a New Class of Pollutants

Table 4

Aquaculture-related antibiotic-resistant bacteria (AARB) and aquaculture-related antibiotic resistance genes (AARGs) in SA.

Fish speciesProvince of Saudi ArabiaFish sampleAquaculture-related antibiotic-resistant bacteria (AARB) isolatesAntibioticsAquaculture-related antibiotic resistance genes (AARGs)Reference

45 imported mackerel fish samples from supermarketsEastern ProvinceGills, intestine, and skin60 isolates of ESBL-producing E. coliBeta-lactamsblaCTX-M[114]

365 Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.) samples purchased from wholesale and retail marketsAljoufFish flesh45 Aeromonas veronii Biovar SobriaNalidixic acid, carbenicillin, cephalothin, erythromycin, kanamycin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleErolysin (aero), elastase (ahyB), lipase (lip), flagellin (fla), enterotoxin (act), and DNases (exu)[115]

223 imported frozen freshwater fish purchased from supermarkets and grocery storesEastern ProvinceGills, intestine, and skin140 isolates of Salmonella spp.Tetracycline, ampicillin, and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid[116]

405 imported frozen freshwater fish samples from supermarketsEastern ProvinceGills, intestine, and skin224 isolates of ESBL-producing E. coliBeta-lactamsblaCTX-M[117]

200 wild fishJeddahIntestine10 isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae B8 and Morganella morganii A4Beta-lactamsblaCTX-M, blaSHV[118]

30 fresh fish samples from local marketShaqa, Riyadh80 isolates of Aeromonas spp., Escherichia coli, Enterobacter spp., Proteus spp., Enterococcus spp., and Streptococcus spp.Bacitracin, tetracycline[119]

560 Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) collected from 2 private aquaculture farmsAl-QatifFish organs (liver, kidney, spleen, external lesion if present)Aeromonas veroniiAmoxicillin + Clavulanic acid and ampicillin[120]

35 raw fish samplesDifferent areas in RiyadhAeromonas spp.Ampicillin, carbenicillin, and nalidixic acid[121]

Wastewater from fish market sewage tankJazanS. aureus and K. pneumoniaeβ-lactam (methicillin)Methicillin-resistance gene (mecA)[122]

370 live fishes with disease signs from 17 freshwater and marine farmsDifferent provincesFlesh samples5 isolates of Vibrio spp., including Vibrio damsela, Vibrio fluvialis, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio alginolyticus, and Vibrio hollisaeSulfonamide, cloistin, tetracycline, lincomycin, trimethoprim, nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, amoxycillin, oxytetracycline, ampicillin, penicillin, chloramphenicol, and oxolinic acid[123]

Marketed shrimp (Penaeus indicus)Hail regionVibrio and Aeromonas generaTigecycline, ceftaroline, meropenem, ticarcillin, amikacin, amoxicillin + clavulanic acid, gentamicin, and moxifloxacin[124]

20 samples of marketed shrimps (Penaeus monodon)Al-AhsaMusclesAeromonas hydrophilaMultidrug resistance profilingCephalothin, gentamicin, kanamycin, nalidixic acid, neomycin, ampicillin, erythromycin, oxacillin, and oxytetracycline[125]