Table 6.
Antimicrobial susceptibility of L. plantarum ATCC 8014 by the agar overlay diffusion method.
| Antibiotics | Inhibition Zone Diameters mm (±SD) | Interpretation 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Clindamycin | 25.7 (1.1) | Susceptible |
| Chloramphenicol | 20.3 (1.5) | |
| Erythromycin | 30.0 (1.0) | |
| Gentamicin | 14.5 (0.5) | |
| Penicillin | 33.7 (1.2) | |
| Rifampicin | 23.3 (0.6) | |
| Tetracycline | 31.0 (1.0) | |
| Co-trimoxazole | 14.3 (0.6) | Moderately susceptible |
| Ciprofloxacin | 9.3 (0.6) | Resistant |
| Vancomycin | 0 |
1 The interpretive criteria for the diameters of inhibition zones were those described by Chateris et al. [48].