Freshwater salmon aquaculture in Chile and transferable antimicrobial resistance |
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| Authors: | Felipe C. Cabello Henry P. Godfrey Larisa Ivanova Syed Q. A. Shah Henning Sørum Alexandra Tomova |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA;2. Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA;3. Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA;4. Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan;5. Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway;6. Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia |
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| Abstract: | Large amounts of antimicrobials are used in salmonid aquaculture in Chile. Most are used in marine aquaculture, but appreciable amounts are also employed in freshwater aquaculture. Much research and many publications have examined transferable antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from marine salmon farms, but much less attention has been paid to this area in freshwater salmon farming. A recent paper by Domínguez et al. (2019) has as least in part remedied this situation. We now comment on some of its interpretations and have attempted to point out its areas of strength and weakness in light of the published scientific literature. Seen in this setting, the important results presented by Domínguez et al. (2019) underline the need for increased awareness of the challenge to animal and human health posed by excessive use of antimicrobials in aquaculture. |
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