Incidence, genetic diversity, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> in seafood in Bangkok and eastern Thailand

Abstract

Although none <i>V. parahaemolyticus</i> strains isolated from seafood samples purchased in Bangkok and collected in eastern Thailand were pandemic strains, around one third of isolates were MDR <i>V. parahaemolyticus</i> strains. The presence of resistance genes of the first-line antibiotics for <i>V. parahaemolyticus</i> infection raises a major concern for clinical treatment outcome since these resistance genes could be highly expressed under suitable circumstances.