Table 4.

The identity of AR gene carriers.

Sample (# isolates tested)	Detected AR genes (# positive isolates)	Gene carrier [AR gene (#isolates identified)]
Surface rinsing water (209)	sul1 (8), sul2 (1), tetM (30), sul1+tetM (5)	Plesiomonas sp. [sul1 (3), sul2 (1), tetM(3), sul1+tetM (2)]
Fish intestine (357)	sul1 (7), sul2 (15), tetL (1), tetM (9), sul1+tetM (1), tetL+ tetS(1),	Aeromonas sp. [sul1 (1)]; Enterobacter sp., [sul2 (7)]; Enterococcus sp. [tetL (1), tetL+ tetS (1)]; Plesiomonas sp. [sul1 (3), sul2 (6), sul1+ tetM (1)];
Pond Mud (269)	sul1 (3), sul2 (1)	Aeromonas sp. [sul1 (1)]; Plesiomonas sp. [sul1 (1)]
Pond water (244)	sul1 (5), tetS (1), tetL+tetS (3), ermC(1)	Exiguobacterium sp. [sul1 (2)]; Staphylococcus sp. [ermC (1)]; Lactococcus sp. [tetS (1), tetL+tetS (2)];
Fish feed (98)	sul1 (9), sul2 (1), sul1+sul2 (1), tetL (4), tetM (2), tetS (3), tetL+ tetM (6), tetL+ tetS (2), tetL+tetM+tetS (1), ermB (1)	Aerococcus sp. [tetM (2)]; Bacillus sp. [tetS (1), ermB (1)]; Carnobacterium sp. [tetL+tetS (1)]; Corynebacterium sp. [sul1 (1), tetL (2)]; Kurthia sp. [tetM (1)]; Enterococcus sp. [sul1 (1), tetS (2), tetL+tetM (5), tetL+tetS (1), tetL+tetM+tetS (1)]; Kocuria sp. [sul1 (4)]; Lactobacillus sp. [tetL (1)]; Pseudoclavibacter sp. [sul1 (1)]; Psychrobacter sp. [sul2 (1), sul1+sul2 (1)]; Staphylococcus sp. [sul1 (1)]; Vagococcus sp. [tetL (1)]