Antimicrobial resistance of Aeromonas hydrophila isolated from different food sources: a mini-review

<em>Aeromonas hydrophila</em> is a Gram-negative, oxidase-positive, facultative, anaerobic, opportunistic aquatic pathogen. <em>A. hydrophila</em> produces virulence factors, such as hemolysins, aerolysins, adhesins, enterotoxins, phospholipase and lipase. In addition to isolation from aquatic sources, <em>A. hydrophila</em> has been isolated from meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, and vegetables. However, various studies showed that this opportunistic pathogen is resistant to commercial antibiotics. This is attributed to factors such as the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in aquaculture, plasmids or horizontal gene transfer. In this report, we highlight the occurrence, prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of <em>A. hydrophila</em> isolated from different food samples. The presence of antimicrobial-resistant <em>A. hydrophila</em> in food poses threats to public and aquatic animal health.