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Vancomycin susceptibility as an aid to the identification of lactobacilli
Author(s) -
Hamilton-Miller,
Pankaj Shah
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1998.00297.x
Subject(s) - vancomycin , lactobacillus rhamnosus , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , lactobacillus acidophilus , biology , lactobacillus , probiotic , glycopeptide , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
Forty strains of lactobacilli isolated from probiotic supplements or functional foods, and two clinical isolates, have been identified by API 50 CHL and tested for susceptibility to vancomycin. All the Lactobacillus acidophilus (16) and Lact. delbreuckii (two) strains were sensitive to vancomycin, while all the other strains (mainly Lact. rhamnosus, 15) were resistant. Susceptibility to other antibiotics was not species‐specific. Differential susceptibility to vancomycin may be helpful in speciation of lactobacilli.