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. 2020 Jan 29;11:54. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00054

TABLE 3.

Median MIC (range) in cation supplemented and/or pH adjusted CAMHB and artificial urine.

MIC [mg/L]
CAMHB pH 7.3 CAMHB pH 6.1 Artificial urine pH 6.1 Artificial urine pH 7.3




3 mM Ca2+/Mg2+ 3 mM Ca2+/Mg2+


+ 1mM EDTA +1 mM EDTA + 1 mM EDTA +1 mM EDTA
CS-susceptible 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 0.25 0.25 0.5 0.25
E. coli (n = 3) (0.5–2) (0.5–2) (0.5–2) (0.5–2) (0.5–4) (1–2) (0.25–2) (0.25–2) (0.5–2) (0.25–1)
mcr-1-positive 4 32a 32a 24a >64a,b 6b,c 64a 4d 32a 16
E. coli (n = 3) (4–8) (16–64) (8–64) (16–32) (64−>64) (2–16) (32−>64) (2–16) (4–64) (2–32)

≥4 fold (± 2 log2) difference with p < 0.01 a – compared to CAMHB pH 7.3. b – compared to CAMHB pH 6.1. c – compared to CAMHB pH 6.1 + 3 mM Ca2+/Mg2+. d – compared to artificial urine pH 6.1.