@article{ajmr2021923,
author={{Casimir, Bl¨¦ Yatanan and Koua, Atobla and Hilaire, Bohoussou Kouakou and Dadi¨¦, Adjehi},
title={Detection of <i>act</i> and <i>alt</i> Enterotoxin Genes in <i>Aeromonas</i> Strains Isolated from <i>H</i><i>oplobatrachus</i><i> occipitalis</i> Frogs Intended for Human Consumption in C?te d'Ivoire},
journal={American Journal of Microbiological Research},
volume={9},
number={2},
pages={50--53},
year={2021},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmr/9/2/3},
issn={2328-4137},
abstract={<i>Aeromonas</i> sp. is one of the pathogenic agents of red leg disease of frog and it poses a serious threat to aquaculture industry as well as to human health. In C?te d¡¯Ivoire, the consumption of frogs appears as a solution to solve animal proteins problems in West regions. This research was investigated in order to evaluate the presence of enterotoxins genes in <i>Aeromonas</i> strains found on edible frog. <i>Aeromonas</i> research was carried out on 210 edible <i>Hoplobatrachus</i> <i>occipitalis</i> frogs purchased in different markets in central western C?te d'Ivoire. After isolation of <i>Aeromonas</i> strains by culture methods, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was used for the detection of <i>alt</i> and <i>act</i> enteroxins in isolated strains. The results showed contamination of the frogs by <i>Aeromonas sobria</i> (9.1%) and <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i> (13.8%). The <i>alt</i> and <i>act</i> enteroxin genes were detected in 34.5% and 17.0% of the isolated <i>Aeromonas</i> strains, respectively. This presence of virulence gene requires the implementation of health surveillance measures to avoid cases of <i>Aeromonas</i> contamination among consumers.},
doi={10.12691/ajmr-9-2-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}