Table 2.
MIC and MAIC of culturable and VBNC pathogens.
|
L. monocytogenes QC1 |
E. coli BW25113 |
B. cereus ATCC11778 |
P. aeruginosa K71 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotics | MIC | MAIC | MIC | MAIC | MIC | MAIC | MIC | MAIC |
| Ampicillin | 1.9 [0.9] | >1000 [0] | 5.3 [1.2] | >1000 [0] | 125.0 [0.0] | >1000 [0] | >250 [0] | >1000 [0] |
| Ciprofloxacin | 13.8 [10.6] | >1000 [0] | 0.3 [0.1] | >1000 [0] | 0.8 [1.0] | >1000 [0] | 0.4 [0.1] | >1000 [0] |
| Gentamicin | 22.0 [5.2] | >1000 [0] | 17.7 [6.7] | >1000 [0] | 8.0 [0.0] | >1000 [0] | 2.0 [0] | >1000 [0] |
| Imipenem | 0.4 [0.4] | >1000 [0] | 1.2 [0.3] | >1000 [0] | 0.9 [0.6] | >1000 [0] | 26.0 [8.7] | >1000 [0] |
Mean MIC/MAIC values (mg/l) of antibiotics after 24 h incubation at 37°C (30°C for Pseudomonas strains). Standard deviation is shown in brackets.