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Table 1 Antibiotic susceptibility of Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides SJRP55

From: Leuconostoc mesenteroides SJRP55: a potential probiotic strain isolated from Brazilian water buffalo mozzarella cheese

Antibiotic (ÎŒg per disc)

Classificationb

Inhibition zone (mm)

Amikacin 30

Aminoglycoside (inhibits protein synthesis)

19

Gentamicin 10

 

20

Kanamycin 30

 

16

Tobramycin 10

 

17

Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid 30

ÎČ-Lactam (interfere with bacteria cell wall synthesis)/ÎČ-Lactam (inhibits the ÎČ-lactamase)

23

Cefuroxime 30

 

28

Oxacillin 5 

 

16

Ampicillin 10

Penicillin/ÎČ-Lactam (interfere in the bacteria cell wall synthesis)

24

Penicillin G 5

 

20

Bacitracin 10

Cyclic polypeptide (inhibits bacteria cell wall synthesis)

27

Cefaclor 30

Second-generation cephalosporin/ÎČ-Lactam (interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis)

16

Cefotaxim 30

 

22

Cefepime 30

Fourth-generation cephalosporin/ÎČ-Lactam (interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis)

16

Ceftazidim 30

Third-generation cephalosporin/ÎČ-Lactam (interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis)

11

Ceftiofur 30

 

22

Ceftriaxone 30

 

17

Ciprofloxacin 5

Fluoroquinolone (inhibits bacterial topoisomerase II)

13

Clarithromycin 15

Macrolide (inhibits protein synthesis)

25

Erythromycin E 10

 

26

Chloramphenicol 30

Chloramphenicol (prevents peptide bond formation – inhibits protein synthesis)

26

Doxycycline hydrochloridric 30

Tetracycline (inhibits protein synthesis)

31

Minocycline 30

 

32

Tetracycline 30

 

28

Linezolid 30

 

31

Florfenicol 30

Synthetic compound similar to chloramphenicol (prevent the linkage of peptides – inhibits protein synthesis

28

Imipenem 10

Carbapenem/ÎČ-Lactam (interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis)

21

Moxifloxacin 5

Fourth-generation synthetic fluoroquinolone (inhibiting DNA gyrase)

23

Nalidixic acid 30a

Synthetic quinolone antibiotic (inhibiting DNA gyrase)

0

Nitrofuranton 10

Nitrofuran derivative (nucleic acid inhibitor)

10

Ofloxacin 5

Lincosamide (inhibits protein synthesis)

19

Rifampicin 5

Semi-synthetic compound derivate from Amycolatopsis rifamycinica

24

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim 25

Sulfonamide (inhibits folate synthesis)

0

Sulfonamide 300

Inhibits folate synthesis

0

Teicoplanin 30

Glicopeptides/ÎČ-Lactam (interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis)

0

Vancomycin 5

 

0

  1. aItalic: antibiotics that did not affect the growth of L. mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides SJRP55
  2. bTodorov et al. (2012)
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Annals of Microbiology

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