TABLE 1.
Antibiotic susceptibilities of EC14(pCGLS1.UC) as determined by bacterial growth and bioluminescence
| Antibiotic | MIC (μg/ml) by method
|
MBC (μg/ml) by method
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turbiditya | Bioluminescenceb | Visual growth | Bioluminescenceb | |
| Ceftazidime | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Chloramphenicol | 8 | 8 | 128 | 128 |
| Tetracycline | 0.5 | 0.5 | 128 | 128 |
| Ciprofloxacin | <0.125 | <0.125 | <0.125 | <0.125 |
| Gentamicin | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Kanamycin | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tobramycin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
a
These values were determined by measuring the turbidity at 540 nm using a 96-well plate reader.
b
Bioluminescence was measured using the ICCD camera.