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Nucleotide sequencing was performed to detect aac(6')-Ib-cr variant and point mutations in quinolone resistance determining region (QRDR) of gyrA gene. Results: Twenty-nine C. freundii isolates were obtained from 41 fecal samples of pet turtles. All the isolates were resistant against nalidixic acid in disk diffusion test. Each isolate from river cooter turtles showed a high quinolone resistance compared to others in disk diffusion test and MIC values. Four isolates from Chinese stripe-necked turtles showed reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in MIC. With regards to PMQR determinants, the qnrB was the most prevalent gene (51.17%) among all isolates. The qnrS gene was present in seven C. freundii isolates (24.14%). The aac(6')-Ib-cr gene was detected only in four isolates (13.79%). A single amino acid substitution (Thr83-Ile) was observed in the gyrA gene of 8 (27.59%) isolates. 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