Antibiogram fingerprinting of <i>Vibrio</i> species recovered from commercial fish specime

92 confirmed Vibrio species isolates from commercial fish in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. The dataset includes resistance percentages for 12 antibiotics and the detection of specific resistance genes like blaTEM, mcr, and tet. The data was published by ASIPHE HOBE on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze multidrug resistance patterns based on susceptibility testing results for 12 antibiotics.
• Model the correlation between antibiotic resistance and detected genes like blaTEM and mcr.
• Assess food safety risks based on the Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Index (MARI) values exceeding 0.2.
• Investigate geographic and source-specific AMR profiles in Vibrio species from retail fish.

Strengths

• Includes specific resistance percentages for 12 different antibiotics, such as 79% for erythromycin.
• Reports detection rates for key resistance genes: blaTEM (12%), mcr genes (30.8%), and tet genes (17.4%).
• Provides a calculated risk metric (Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Index) for each isolate.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Isolates were recovered from fresh-frozen commercial fish and confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and gene detection were performed.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 10:57:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern Cape Province, South Africa