Table 4.
Antibiogram (average halo diameter expressed in mm) of strains of S. aureus treated with amides derived from cinnamic acid and submitted to 12 different antibiotics. Assessed by agar gel diffusion method [23].
| Strains | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATCC 25923 | LSA 88 | |||
| Antibiotic | Control | 2 | Control | 5 |
| VAN | 16.74Bg | 23.98Ad | 17.50Ae | 17.45Ai |
| AMP | 27.05Ba | 36.99Aa | 33.17Aab | 34.64Ab |
| SUT | 25.00Bbc | 37.00Aa | 28.05Bc | 29.68Ade |
| CLI | 21.40Be | 34.42Aab | 26.76Ac | 27.17Ag |
| CFX | 23.70Bcd | 34.86Aab | 28.09Bc | 28.90Aef |
| ERI | 20.87Be | 32.42Aabc | 25.73Bc | 27.99Afg |
| AMO | 24.95Bbc | 32.88Aab | 33.98Aab | 31.36Bc |
| PEN | 25.69Bab | 33.40Aab | 36.11Aa | 36.21Aa |
| GEN | 21.37Be | 30.24Abc | 26.72Ac | 26.99Ag |
| AMC | 26.81Ba | 35.52Aab | 35.06Aab | 35.62Aab |
| OXA | 19.02Bf | 26.61Acd | 21.31Ad | 21.32Ah |
| TET | 22.40Bde | 33.33Aab | 32.49Ab | 30.91Acd |
The averages followed by the same small letter in the column (antibiotics) and a capital letter on the line (treatment with amines derived from cinnamic acid) do not differ from each other. Tukey test, 1 and 5% probability. VAN: Vancomycin; AMP: Ampicillin; SUT: Sulfazotrim; CLI: Clindamycin; CFX: Cefalexin; ERI: Erythromycin; AMO: Amoxicillin; PEN: Penicillin G; GEN: Gentamicin; AMC: Amoxicillin/ Clavulanic acid; OXA: Oxacillin; TET: Tetracycline.