Table 5.
Berberine attenuates aminoglycoside resistance of A. xylosoxidans and B. cepacia.
Strains | MIC (μg/ml) with (+) and without (–) addition of 256 μg/ml BB | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMK | ABK | GEN | TOB | |||||
– | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | |
A. xylosoxidans PAGU 0002T |
>512 | 64 | >512 | 64 | >512 | 16 | 512 | 16 |
B. cepacia PAGU 0013T |
256 | 16 | 128 | 16 | 256 | 16 | 256 | 8 |
A. baumannii PAGU 1567T |
32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 64 | 8 | 8 |
AMK, amikacin; ABK, arbekacin; BB, berberine; GEN, gentamicin; TOB, tobramycin.