Open AccessGonococcal opacity variants: susceptibility to antimicrobial agents
Author(s) -
Irving E. Salit,
Matthew C. Bond
Publication year - 1982
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.22.3.515
Subject(s) - opacity , antimicrobial , minimum inhibitory concentration , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , physics , optics
We tested the susceptibility of 34 pairs of isogenic opaque and transparent colony variants of gonococci to nine antimicrobial agents. Only 20% of the opaque and transparent minimal inhibitory concentrations were discordant, and the mean minimal inhibitory concentrations were not significantly different. Selection of opacity variants is, therefore, not necessary for routine susceptibility testing.
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