Table 6 The distribution of the multi-drug resistance patterns, antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence genes among the tested P. aeruginosa strains (n = 90).

From: Emerging MDR-Pseudomonas aeruginosa in fish commonly harbor oprL and toxA virulence genes and blaTEM, blaCTX-M, and tetA antibiotic-resistance genes

Number of isolates

Phenotypic resistance patterns

Antimicrobial resistance genes

Virulence genes

41

Amoxicillin, cefotaxime, tetracycline, gentamycin

blaTEM, blaCTX-M, tetA

oprL, exoS

9

Amoxicillin, cefotaxime, tetracycline, gentamycin

blaTEM, blaCTX-M, tetA

oprL, exoS, phzM

11

Amoxicillin, tobramycin, tetracycline, gentamycin

blaTEM, tetA

oprL, exoS, phzM

5

Amoxicillin, cefotaxime, tobramycin

blaTEM, blaCTX-M

oprL, exoS

5

Amoxicillin, cefotaxime, tetracycline

blaTEM, blaCTX-M, tetA

oprL, exoS

4

Amoxicillin, cefotaxime, tobramycin, ofloxacin, levofloxacin

blaTEM, blaCTX-M

oprL, exoS

4

Cefotaxime, ofloxacin, Norfloxacin

blaCTX-M

oprL, exoS

2

Cefotaxime, tetracycline

blaCTX-M, tetA

oprL, exoS

9

Levofloxacin

0prL, exoS