Table 5.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC; μg/mL) of eight antibiotics toward P. pentosaceus MZF16 strain.

Class	Antibiotic	MIC (μg/mL)
		P. pentosaceus MZF16	MIC breakpoint recommendation of EFSA for Pediococcus	Antibiotic Susceptibility
β-Lactams	Ampicillin	2	4	S
Tetracyclines	Tetracycline	8	8	S
Macrolide	Erythromycin	1	1	S
Quinolones	Ofloxacin	16	N.R	S*
Aminoglycoside	Streptomycin	64	64	S
	Gentamycin	32	16	R
Chloramphenicol	Chloramphenicol	8	4	R
Glycopeptides	Vancomycin	>64	N.R	R

EFSA, European Food Safety Authority; MIC, Minimal Inhibitory Concentration; N.R, Not Required by EFSA guideline; R, resistant; S, susceptible; S

^*Susceptible according the MIC breakpoints provided by Danielsen et al. (2007) for Pediococcus genus.