Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to screen out a therapeutic drug for two bacterial diseases of ACIPENSER sinensis, Aeromonas hydrophila and Citrobacter freundii, and to provide theoretical reference for its use. In this study, drug sensitivity tests were carried out against Aeromonas hydrophila and Citrobacter freundii from sturgeon, and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of cefotaxime sodium to the two strains was determined. The bactericidal kinetic curves of cefotaxime sodium to the two strains were established at the concentrations of 1 MIC, 2 MIC, 4 MIC and 8 MIC, and the post antibiotic effect (PAE) of cefotaxime sodium to the two strains was determined. The results of drug sensitivity test showed that the two strains were sensitive to four cephalosporins or moderately sensitive, and they were resistant to nine drugs, such as polymyxin B, cotrimoxazole, gentamicin, erythromycin, florfenicol and enrofloxacin, to varying degrees. The MIC of cefotaxime sodium to Citrobacter freundii and Aeromonas hydrophila was 1 mg/L. The bactericidal kinetic curve showed that the antibacterial effect of cefotaxime sodium on the two strains showed strong time and concentration dependence. PAE study showed that the in vitro PAE (h) of cefotaxime sodium at 2 MIC, 4 MIC and 8 MIC were 0.22 0.12, 0.39 0.09 and 0.67 0.2 for Citrobacter freundii, and 1.24 0.17, 2.64 0.31, respectively for Aeromonas hydrophila. The results of this study proved that cefotaxime sodium had a good inhibitory effect on Aeromonas hydrophila and Citrobacter freundii from sturgeon in vitro. Against the background of increasingly serious antibiotic resistance, cefotaxime sodium, as a non-national fishery drug, can not be used in aquaculture at present, but this study can be used as a reserve and as a basis for the development of new fishery drugs.