Open AccessAntimicrobial Susceptibility of Propionibacterium acnes and Related Microbial Species
Author(s) -
U. Hoeffler,
H.L. Ko,
G. Pulverer
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.10.3.387
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , gentamicin , fusidic acid , sisomicin , clindamycin , propionibacterium , propionibacterium acnes , ampicillin , tobramycin , biology , minimum inhibitory concentration , antibiotics , chemistry , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
The minimal inhibitory concentrations of 32 antimicrobial agents were established for 73 strains ofPropionibacterium acnes and four related species (P. granulosum, P. avidum, Corynebacterium minutissimum , andC. parvum ). Most strains showed good susceptibility to those agents usually considered active against gram-positive organisms. With the exception ofC. minutissimum , the strains tested revealed more or less identical susceptibility ranges. The lowest minimal inhibitory concentrations were observed with benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, cephalothin, rifampin, erythromycin, clindamycin, and minocycline.C. minutissimum was more susceptible to gentamicin, sisomicin, tobramycin, and fusidic acid but more resistant to most other drugs than were the other species examined.