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Table 2 Relationships between MIC of antibiotics, and the presence of resistance genes blaZ, ermA, ermB, ermC and msrA

From: Detection of disinfectant and antibiotic resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the oral cavity of Tunisian children

Strains

State

MIC (μg/ml of antibiotic)

Presence of genesa

TET

OXA

ERY

B'240

Caries-active

0.50

0.50

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB+

ermC+

msrA

B226

Caries-active

0.50

0.50

32

blaZ+

ermA

ermB+

ermC

msrA

B40

Caries-active

4

0.50

8

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC+

msrA

B290

Caries-active

256

512

512

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC

msrA+

B374

Caries-active

128

32

512

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC

msrA+

B285

Caries-active

4

512

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB+

ermC−

msrA

B295

Caries-active

128

0.50

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB+

ermC

msrA

B230

Caries-active

0.50

0.50

0.50

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC

msrA

B621

Caries-active

0.50

512

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB

ermC

msrA

B136

Caries-active

64

32

4

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC

msrA

B364

Caries-active

4

0.50

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB

ermC+

msrA

B73

Caries-active

64

512

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB

ermC

msrA

B456

Caries-active

64

0.50

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB+

ermC

msrA

B712

Caries-active

0.50

0.50

0.50

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC

msrA

B398

Caries-active

16

0.50

64

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB+

ermC

msrA

B401

Caries-active

0.50

512

0.50

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC

msrA

B244

Caries-active

32

512

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB+

ermC

msrA

B147

Caries-active

0.50

0.50

0.50

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC

msrA

B193

Caries-active

8

256

64

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC+

msrA

B302

Caries-free

256

512

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB+

ermC

msrA

B289

Caries-free

4

8

512

blaZ+

ermA

ermB

ermC+

msrA

B291

Caries-active

128

512

512

blaZ+

ermA+

ermB

ermC

msrA+

  1. TET, Tetracycline; OXA, oxacillin; ERY, erythromycin
  2. a+, Gene present; −, gene absent