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. 2018 Dec 14;7(4):110. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics7040110

Table 4.

Gram-negative species with antibiotic resistance after various types of low level exposure (<MIC value) to triclosan (TRI).

Species Strain(s) MIC Increase (TRI) Antibiotic(s) Pre-Value Post-Value Category Reference
Actinomyces naeslundii Strain WVU627 4.9-fold Metronidazole
Tetracycline
125 1
5.2 1
125 1
7.8 1
-
-
[50]
Enterobacter spp. 5 biocide-sensitive strains from organic foods 2-fold–15-fold Ampicillin
Cefotaxime
Ceftazidime
Sulfamethoxazol
-
-
-
-
64 (2) 1
128 (1) 1
64 (2) 1
1024 (2) 1
R
R
R
R
[51]
Escherichia coli ATCC 8729 391-fold Metronidazole
Tetracycline
250 1
15.6 1
125 1
10.4 1
-
-
[50]
Escherichia coli NCTC 12900 strain O157 16-fold (P1)8192-fold (P2) Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
Amoxicillin
Chloramphenicol
Ciprofloxacin
Clindamycin
Colistin sulfate
Erythromycin
Fusidic acid
Gentamicin
Imipenem
Rifampicin
Tetracycline
Trimethoprim
Vancomycin
11 2
13 2
13 2
14 2
0 2
9 2
7 2
0 2
12 2
15 2
5 2
17 2
13 2
0 2
0 2
0 2
5 2
14 2
0 2
10 2
0 2
0 2
12 2
11 2
5 2
14 2
0 2
0 2
R
R
R
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
R
n. a.
n. a.
R
n. a.
R
R
n. a.
[10]
Escherichia coli ATCC 27325 4096-fold Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
Chloramphenicol
Ciprofloxacin
Clindamycin
Colistin sulfate
Fusidic acid
Gentamicin
Rifampicin
Tetracycline
Trimethoprim
Vancomycin
8 1
8 1
16 1
4 1
>256 1
16 1
>256 1
8 1
256 1
32 1
32 1
>256 1
8 1
8 1
256 1
4 1
>256 1
16 1
>256 1
8 1
256 1
32 1
32 1
>256 1
n. a.
n. a.
R
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
[52]
Escherichia coli Strain O55:H7 2048-fold Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
Chloramphenicol
Ciprofloxacin
Clindamycin
Colistin sulfate
Fusidic acid
Gentamicin
Rifampicin
Tetracycline
Trimethoprim
Vancomycin
8 1
16 1
16 1
2 1
>256 1
16 1
>256 1
8 1
>256 1
32 1
32 1
0 1
8 1
8 1
8 1
2 1
>256 1
16 1
>256 1
16 1
>256 1
32 1
256 1
0 1
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
R
n. a.
[52]
Escherichia coli NCTC 12900 8192-fold Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
Chloramphenicol
Ciprofloxacin
Clindamycin
Colistin sulfate
Fusidic acid
Gentamicin
Rifampicin
Tetracycline
Trimethoprim
Vancomycin
32 1
4 1
32 1
2 1
>256 1
8 1
>256 1
16 1
>256 1
32 1
64 1
0 1
>256 1
256 1
256 1
2 1
>256 1
16 1
>256 1
16 1
>256 1
>256 1
>256 1
0 1
R
R
R
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
n. a.
R
R
n. a.
[52]
Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC 10953 None Metronidazole
Tetracycline
250 1
3.9 1
500 1
2.9 1
-
-
[50]
Neisseria subflava Strain A1078 None Metronidazole
Tetracycline
62.5 1
3.9 1
52.1 1
6.8 1
-
-
[50]
Pantoea agglomerans Biocide-sensitive strain from organic foods 150-fold Ampicillin
Ceftazidime
Sulfamethoxazol
-
-
-
64 1
64 1
1024 1
R
R
R
[51]
Pantoea ananatis 2 biocide-sensitive strains from organic foods 5-fold–
200-fold
Sulfamethoxazol
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol
Ampicillin
Cefotaxime
-
-
-
-
1024 (2) 1
8/152 (2) 1
32 (1) 1
64 (1) 1
R
R
R
R
[51]
Pantoea spp. 2 biocide-sensitive strains from organic foods 2-fold–3-fold Sulfamethoxazol
Ceftazidime
Cefotaxime
-
-
-
1024 (1) 1
64 (1) 1
128 (1) 1
R
R
R
[51]
Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain W50 None Metronidazole
Tetracycline
31.3 1
3.0 1
62.5 1
1.0 1
-
-
[50]
Prevotella nigrescens Strain T588 2-fold Metronidazole
Tetracycline
62.5 1
1.0 1
62.5 1
1.0 1
-
-
[50]
Salmonella spp. 3 biocide-sensitive strains from organic foods 2-fold–
200-fold
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazol
Cefotaxime
Nalidixic acid
Ampicillin
Sulfamethoxazol
Imipenem
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/152 (2) 1
64/128 (2) 1
64 (2) 1
64 (1) 1
1024 (1) 1
32 (1) 1
R
R
R
R
R
R
[51]
Salmonella spp. 6 strains with higher MICs to biocidal products 500-fold–
10.000-fold (3)
Piperacillin
Ceftiofur
Amikacin
Gentamicin
Kanamycin
Chloramphenicol
Cefoxitin
Nalidixic acid
Sulfisoxazole
<4 3
2 3
4 3
<1 3
<8 3
4 3
16 3
8 3
32 3
16 3
>8 3
16 3
4 3
32 3
16 3
32 3
32 3
>256 3
I
R
I
I
I
I
R
R
I
[16]
Veillonella dispar ATCC 17745 None Metronidazole
Tetracycline
78.1 1
31.3 1
31.3 1
27.4 1
-
-
[50]

1 microdilution method (mg/L); 2 disc diffusion test (mm); 3 NARMS plates (mg/L); “-” = no information; R = resistant; I = intermediate susceptible; S = susceptible; n. a. = not applicable; () = number of strains, isolates or experiments; (P1) = passage 1; (P2) = passage 2.