Table 2.
MICs of battacin compared to those of polymyxin and vancomycin
| Indicator strain | MIC (μg/ml)a |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Battacin | Polymyxin B | Vancomycin | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5215 | 2-4 | 2 | — |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5313 | 4 | 1-2 | — |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5585 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5298 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5510 | 4 | 2 | — |
| Escherichia coli ATCC 35318 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Escherichia coli 5237 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Escherichia coli 5353 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Escherichia coli 5364 | 4 | 0.5-1 | — |
| Escherichia coli 5539 | 2 | 0.5 | — |
| Acinetobacter baumannii 5064 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Acinetobacter baumannii 5520 | 8-16 | 1 | — |
| Acinetobacter baumannii 5383 | 8-16 | 1 | — |
| Acinetobacter baumannii 5349 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Acinetobacter baumannii 5075 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae 5405 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae 5147 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae 5614 | 8 | 1 | — |
| Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300 | 64-128 | 100 | 1 |
| Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 | 64-128 | 100 | 0.5 |
a
—, not determined.