Response of antioxidants to semisynthetic bacteriostatic antibiotic (erythromycin) concentrations: A study on freshwater fish

Abstract The present study was envisioned to assess the short (96 h) and long-term (35 days) antioxidant responses of Labeo rohita exposed to different concentrations (10, 50, and 100 μg/L) of commonly used antibiotic, erythromycin. When compared to the control groups, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the gills of the erythromycin treated fingerlings was significantly ( P th day in 10, and 50 μg/L) during long-term study period. Whereas in the liver, SOD activity of the erythromycin treated fingerlings was significantly ( P P L. rohita ), and this data could be an effective baseline for molecular toxicology to monitor the impact of antibiotics on non-target organisms.