Sains Malaysiana 51(2)(2022): 345-357
http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2022-5102-02
Tetracycline
Resistance and Prevalence of Tetracycline Resistance Genes in Bacteria from
Marine Aquaculture Farms in Peninsular Malaysia
(Rintangan Tetrasiklin dan Kelaziman Gen Rintangan Tetrasiklin dalam Bakteria daripada Ladang Akuakultur Marin di Semenanjung Malaysia)
EE LEAN THIANG1,2, CHOON YIP STANLEY CHAI1,2, CHOON WENG LEE1,3, HIDESHIGE TAKADA4, AI JUN WANG5, LAY CHING CHAI1,3 & CHUI WEI BONG1,3,*
1Institute
of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Federal
Territory, Malaysia
2Institute
of Graduate Studies, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Federal
Territory, Malaysia
3Institute
of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Federal
Territory, Malaysia
4Laboratory
of Organic Geochemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu,
Tokyo 18308509, Japan
5Third
Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China
Received: 6
July 2020/Accepted: 11 July 2021
ABSTRACT
The indiscriminate use of
antibiotic in aquaculture and leaching of antibiotic from aquaculture to the
environment may led to the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant
bacteria and their resistant genes which is a public concern. Five tetracycline
antibiotics (minocycline, doxycycline, chlorotetracycline,
oxytetracycline and tetracycline) and 14 types of tetracycline genes, tet[(A), (B), (C), (D), (E),
(G), (K), (L), (M), (O), (S), (P), (Q) and (X)], were investigated in waters
from five marine aquaculture farms in Peninsular Malaysia. Tetracycline was
detected in low concentrations from <LOQ to 25.6 ng/L. A total of 93
isolates of bacteria were isolated whereby Vibrio (n=29) and Pseudoalteromonas (n=7) were the predominant bacteria.
Forty-eight of the isolates carried tet genes
with 22.9% encoded multiple tet genes and
72.9% encoded a single tet gene. tet(A) (n = 20, 42%) was the most prevalent gene
followed by tet(B) (n = 14, 29%) and tet(K) (n = 13, 27%). A few common tet carriers (Enterobacter, Vibrio, Photobacterium, and Pseudoalteromonas) carrying tet genes that have not been reported were identified.
The values of the risk quotients (RQs) of tetracycline in Matang was 0.28 which posed a medium ecological risk to
algae. Thus, the antibiotic residues in the aquaculture farm in Matang need to be monitored closely.
Keywords: Aquaculture; risk
assessment; tetracycline; tetracycline resistance gene
ABSTRAK
Penggunaan antibiotik secara sembarangan dalam akuakultur dan pengaliran antibiotik daripada akuakultur ke alam sekitar menyebabkan kemunculan dan penyebaran bakteria rintangan antibiotik dan gen rintangan, ini merupakan isu dibimbangkan oleh masyarakat. Lima antibiotik tetrasiklin (minosiklin, doksisiklin, klorotetrasiklin, oksitetrasiklin dan tetrasiklin)
dan 14 jenis gen tetrasiklin, tet[(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (G), (K), (L), (M), (O), (S), (P), (Q)
dan (X)], dikaji di perairan daripada lima ladang akuakultur laut di Semenanjung Malaysia. Tetrasiklin dikesan dalam kepekatan dari <LOQ hingga 25.6 ng/L. Sebanyak 93 isolat bakteria telah dipencilkan, Vibrio (n= 29) dan Pseudoalteromonas (n = 7) merupakan bakteria yang dominan. Empat puluh lapan isolat didapati membawa gen tet dengan 22.9% membawa pelbagai gen tet dan 72.9% membawa satu gen tet. tet(A) (n = 20,
42%) merupakan gen yang paling lazim diperoleh diikutitet(B) (n = 14, 29%) dan tet(K)
(n = 13, 27%). Sebilangan besar pembawatet biasa (Enterobacter, Vibrio, Photobacterium dan Pseudoalteromonas) didapati membawa gen tet yang belum dilaporkan dan telah dikenal pasti dalam kajian ini. Nilai kuota risiko (RQ) tetrasiklin di Matang didapati 0.28, ia akan menimbulkan risiko ekologi yang sederhana terhadap alga. Oleh itu, sisa antibiotik di ladang akuakultur Matang perlu dipantau dengan teliti.
Kata kunci: Akuakultur; penilaian risiko; tetrasiklin; tetrasiklin gen rintangan
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