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The susceptibility of isolates of Corynebacterium equi to antimicrobial drugs
Author(s) -
PRESCOTT J. F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-2885
pISSN - 0140-7783
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2885.1981.tb00706.x
Subject(s) - kanamycin , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , tobramycin , amikacin , penicillin , ampicillin , erythromycin , trimethoprim , microgram , gentamicin , tetracycline , clindamycin , chloramphenicol , chemistry , antibiotics , biology , in vitro , biochemistry
Fifty‐one isolates of Corynebacterium equi recovered from pigs and horses belonging to two capsular serotypes were tested for susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. No clear differences were detected in sensitivity between isolates of different sources or serotypes. All isolates were sensitive to <0.25 μg/ml of erythromycin and gentamicin. The following minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antimicrobial agents were determined for ≤90% of isolates: methicillin >16 μg/ml, clindamycin 1–2 μg/ml, tobramycin ≤1 μg/ml, cephalothin 8–64 μg/ml, kanamycin 2–8 μg/ml, amikacin ≤1–2 μg/ml, penicillin 2–≤4 μg/ml, ampicillin 2–8 μg/ml, trimethoprim‐sulfa 4/76–32/608 μg/ml tetracycline 1–4 μg/ml and chloramphenicol 8–16 μg/ml.