TABLE 3.
MICs of selected antibiotics against parent and primed strains of bacteria
| Strains | MIC (mg l−1) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cephalothin | Cefoxitin | Ceftriaxone | Ampicillin | Oxacillin | Sulphatriad | Ciprofloxacin | |
| E. coli | 4 | 4 | 0.0625 | 2 | — | — | — |
| EcH2O2 | 32 a | 16 a | 0.125 a | 4 a | — | — | — |
| S. aureus | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — |
| SaCHG | — | — | — | — | 2 a | — | — |
| P. aeruginosa | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 0.125 |
| PaGTA | — | — | — | — | — | 1024 a | 1 a |
Note: EcH2O2, H2O2 primed E. coli; SaCHG, CHG primed S. aureus; PaGTA, GTA primed P. aeruginosa. Standard error shown in parentheses (n = 3).
a
Increase in MIC compared to parent strain.