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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Antibiot (Tokyo). 2014 Oct 15;68(4):259–266. doi: 10.1038/ja.2014.142

Table 1.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of thiazole compounds 1 and 2, teicoplanin, and vancomycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA), and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) strains.

MIC and MBC (µgml−1) of thiazole compounds, teicoplanin, and vancomycin against
S. aureus

Strain 1 2 Teicoplanin Vancomycin




MIC MBC MIC MBC MIC MBC MIC MBC
MRSA NRS107 1.38 2.77 1.40 1.40 0.94 0.94 0.74 1.49
NRS119 1.38 1.38 1.40 1.40 0.94 0.94 0.74 1.49
NRS123 (USA400) 1.38 11.07 1.40 5.58 0.94 15.04 0.37 0.37
NRS194 1.38 5.54 1.40 11.17 0.94 15.04 0.74 0.74
NRS384 (USA300) 1.38 1.38 1.40 2.80 0.94 15.04 0.74 0.74
NRS385 (USA500) 1.38 1.38 1.40 1.40 0.94 3.76 0.74 0.74
ATCC 43300 1.38 2.77 1.40 2.80 0.94 3.76 0.74 0.74

VISA NRS1 1.38 1.38 0.70 1.40 3.76 7.52 2.97 2.97
NRS19 1.38 1.38 1.40 1.40 0.94 0.94 2.97 2.97
NRS37 1.38 1.38 0.70 1.40 7.52 7.52 2.97 2.97

VRSA VRS1 2.77 2.77 1.40 1.40 120.30 240.60 760.68 760.68
VRS4 2.77 2.77 0.70 2.80 60.15 60.15 760.68 760.68
VRS5 2.77 5.54 1.40 5.58 60.15 60.15 760.68 760.68

S. epidermidis ATCC 35984 2.77 N.D. 0.70 N.D. N.D. N.D. 0.74 N.D.

Abbreviation: N.D. = Not Determined