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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2006, p. 7410-7412, Vol. 72, No. 11
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AEM.00956-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Occurrence and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Oysters, Fish, and Estuarine Water
O. R. Rodas-Suárez,2
J. F. Flores-Pedroche,2
J. M. Betancourt-Rule,2
E. I. Quiñones-Ramírez,1 and
C. Vázquez-Salinas2*
Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Col. Casco de Santo Tomás, C.P. 11340, México,1
Departamento de Biotecnología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Michoacán y Purísima S/N, Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340, México2
Received 22 April 2006/
Accepted 4 September 2006
We analyzed the presence of Listeria spp. in oyster, fish, and seawater samples and tested isolates for antibiotic sensitivity. Listeria monocytogenes was found in 4.5% of fish samples and 8.3% of seawater samples and was not recovered from oysters. Multiresistant environmental strains were found, representing a potential threat to human health.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Departamento de Biotecnología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Michoacán y Purísima S/N, Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340, México D.F., México. Phone: (52 55) 5804-4724. Fax: (52 55) 5804-4712. E-mail: cvs{at}xanum.uam.mx.
Published ahead of print on 15 September 2006.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2006, p. 7410-7412, Vol. 72, No. 11
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/AEM.00956-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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