Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from fish and chicken products were analyzed using the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test with 14 drugs to evaluate the susceptibility patterns of this microorganism. Strains isolated from two different sources were evaluated. The fish strains belonged to the collection of Bacterioses Laboratory/IV/UFRRJ, and those from chicken specimens were isolated from the liver and chicken carcasses traded in commercial establishments in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The isolation methodology included enrichment in Peptone Water and then spread on EMB Agar and GSP Agar. The fish strains were inoculated into Peptone Water and then spread on EMB Agar. The suggestive colonies were streaked onto TSI and LIA Agar for metabolic evaluation. The activity of the green pigments was evaluated by Muller-Hinton Agar and the production of oxydase enzyme by Nutrient Agar. The antimicrobial susceptibility test performed for the 63 strains revealed the resistance to NAL and NIT (96.8%), TCY (93.6%), AMC (92.1%), CHL (90.5%), and SXT (85.7%) highlighting multi-resistance of the isolate. All strains isolated from chicken were susceptible to ATM and CAZ, and the strains isolated from fish were susceptible to ATM, CAZ, IPM, and AMK.
food; animal source; antimicrobial resistance
