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Water samples (n = 162) and shrimp samples (n = 54) were collected from three shrimp farming operations. Samples were cultured and a subset of isolates that grew in the presence of ceftriaxone, a third-generation cephalosporin, were analyzed using whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Among the sequenced isolates (n = 44), 73% of the isolates contained at least one ARG and the average number of ARGs per isolate was two, with a median of 3.5 ARGs. Antibiotic resistance genes that confer resistance to the \u03b2-lactam class of antibiotics were observed in 65% of the sequenced isolates from water (20\/31) and 54% of the isolates from shrimp (7\/13). We identified 61 different ARGs across the 44 sequenced isolates, which conferred resistance to nine antibiotic classes. Over half of all sequenced isolates (59%, n = 26) carried ARGs that confer resistance to more than one class of antibiotics. ARGs for certain antibiotic classes were more common, including beta-lactams (26 ARGs); aminoglycosides (11 ARGs); chloramphenicol (three ARGs); and trimethoprim (four ARGs). Sequenced isolates consisted of a diverse array of bacterial orders and species, including Escherichia coli (48%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (7%), Aeromonadales (7%), Pseudomonadales (16%), Enterobacter cloacae (2%), and Citrobacter freundii (2%). Many ARGs were shared across diverse species, underscoring the risk of horizontal gene transfer in these environments. This study indicated the widespread presence of extended-spectrum \u03b2-lactamase (ESBL) genes in shrimp aquaculture, including blaCTX-M, blaSHV, and blaTEM genes. 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