Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance in Aeromonas Isolated
from Fish Collected from Heavy Metal Contaminated and
Uncontaminated Streams: Effect of Fish Trophic Status

J V. McArthur, D. R. Fletcher, A. Lindell and R. C. Tuckfield

CONCLUSIONS

Our hypothesis was not supported but we have shown that some fish have more AR bacteria on their surfaces than other fishes. However, bottom-dwelling fish have more MAR bacteria presumably from sediments than do water column fish. These data have far reaching public health implications.