TABLE 2.
Antibiotic susceptibility of selected strains.
| Strain | Minimal inhibitory concentration (mg L–1)* |
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| Commonly used in molecular biology |
Commonly used as antipseudomonal |
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| AMP | CHL | TET | STR | KAN | GEN | TMN | CAZ | MEM | ATM | CST | |
| PAO1 | 4,096 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 128 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
| SMEff | 1,024 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 0.25 | 0.125 | 0.5 | 0.03 | 0.25 | 1 |
| SMRes | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.125 | 0.5 | 0.03 | 0.25 | 1 |
| SMVir | 4,096 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 128 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
| SM54 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.125 | 0.5 | 0.03 | 0.25 | 1 |
*Values from three independent experiments. AMP, ampicillin; CHL, chloramphenicol; TET, tetracycline; STR, streptomycin; KAN, kanamycin; GEN, gentamicin; TMN, tobramycin; CAZ, ceftazidime; MEM, meropenem; ATM, aztreonam; CST, colistin.