TABLE 1.
MICs of various β-lactams and aminoglycosides for A. baumannii AC-54/97 and for E. coli DH5α(pBAUX-30), which carries the cloned cassette array of In42 in pBC-SKa
| Antibiotic | MIC (μg/ml)
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|---|---|---|---|
| AC-54/97 | DH5α(pBAUX-30) | DH5α(pBC-SK) | |
| Ampicillin | >64 | >64 | 1 |
| Carbenicillin | >64 | >64 | 4 |
| Cephalothin | >64 | >64 | 4 |
| Cefoxitin | >64 | >64 | 2 |
| Ceftazidime | >64 | >64 | 0.12 |
| Cefepime | >64 | 8 | ≤0.06 |
| Imipenem | >64 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Meropenem | >64 | 1 | ≤0.06 |
| Aztreonam | >64 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Gentamicin | >64 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Tobramycin | 32 | 8 | 0.25 |
| Netilmicin | 32 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Amikacin | >64 | 1 | 1 |
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The susceptibility of E. coli DH5α carrying the empty vector is also shown for comparison.