TABLE 6.
Antibiotic sensitivities of recurrent and sporadic strains from raw milk and nondairy foods
Antibiotic | Sensitivitya
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Raw-milk strains
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Food strains
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Recurrent | Sporadic | Recurrent | Sporadic | |
Ampicillin | <0.125–0.25 | 0.125–0.5 | 0.125–0.5 | 0.125–0.5 |
Gentamicin | <0.25–0.5 | <0.25–1.0 | 0.25–0.5 | 0.25–2.0 |
Tetracycline | 0.5–1.0 | 0.5–64.0 | 0.5–1.0 | 0.5–1.0 |
Streptomycin | 4.0 | 2.0–4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0–4.0 |
Kanamycin | 1.0–2.0 | <1.0–4.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–8.0 |
Erythromycin | 0.125–0.25 | 0.25 | <0.125–0.25 | 0.25 |
Chloramphenicol | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Cephalothin | 2.0–4.0 | 2.0–4.0 | 2.0–4.0 | 2.0–4.0 |
Rifampin | <0.125 | <0.125–0.25 | <0.125 | <0.125 |
Range of MICs (micrograms per milliliter).