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. 2019 Oct 25;17(10):e3000515. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000515

Table 1. Table of antibiotics used in this study and their targets.

Drug Name (Abbreviation) Drug Class Mechanism of Action
Daptomycin (DAP) Lipopeptide Cell membrane insertion
Ampicillin (AMP) β-Lactam Inhibits cell wall synthesis
Oxacillin (OXA) β-Lactam Inhibits cell wall synthesis
Ceftriaxone (CRO) β-Lactam Inhibits cell wall synthesis
Fosfomycin (FOF) Fosfomycin Inhibits cell wall synthesis
Tetracycline (TET) Tetracycline 30S protein synthesis inhibitor
Doxycycline (DOX) Tetracycline 30S protein synthesis inhibitor
Tigecycline (TGC) Tetracycline 30S protein synthesis inhibitor
Spectinomycin (SPT) Aminoglycosides 30S protein synthesis inhibitor
Linezolid (LZD) Oxazolidinone 50S protein synthesis inhibitor
Chloramphenicol (CHL) Amphenicol 50S protein synthesis inhibitor
Ciprofloxacin (CIP) Quinolone DNA gyrase inhibitor
Levofloxacin (LVX) Quinolone DNA gyrase inhibitor
Nitrofurantoin (NIT) Nitrofuran Multiple mechanisms
Rifampicin (RIF) Rifamycin RNA polymerase inhibitor