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. 2018 Jul 19;6(4):10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0031-2017. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.arba-0031-2017

TABLE 4.

Intrinsic or natural antibiotic susceptibility and resistance of Listeria species

Listeria spp. Naturally susceptible Naturally resistant
L. monocytogenes Trimethoprim Fosfomycin
Co-trimoxazole Fusidic acid
L. innocua Trimethoprim Fosfomycin
Co-trimoxazole Fusidic acid
Enoxacin
Sparfloxacin
L. welshimeri Trimethoprim Fusidic acid
Co-trimoxazole
L. ivanovii Fosfomycin Enoxacin
Fusidic acida Fusidic acida
Trimethoprim Fleroxacin
Co-trimoxazole Pefloxacin
Sparfloxacin
L. seeligeri Trimethoprim Enoxacin
Co-trimoxazole Fleroxacin
Pefloxacin
Sparfloxacin
Fusidic acid
L. grayi All Fluoroquinolones Fusidic acid
Trimethoprim
Co-trimoxazole
a

Both fusidic acid-susceptible and -resistant L. ivanovii isolates occur naturally in the environment.