Open AccessIdentification, characterization and antibiotic susceptibility testing for Bacillus species
Author(s) -
Noha Alaa Eldin Fahim,
Ghada Ismail,
Moataz Bellah AbdelAleem,
Mervat Elanany,
Sally Saber,
Marwa El-Ashry
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iranian journal of microbiology.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2008-4447
pISSN - 2008-3289
DOI - 10.18502/ijm.v14i4.10234
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , gentamicin , ciprofloxacin , polymyxin , agar , vancomycin , broth microdilution , teicoplanin , antibiotics , bacillus cereus , bacillus subtilis , biology , bacillus (shape) , polymyxin b , minimum inhibitory concentration , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
With the increase in immunosuppressed patients and antimicrobial misuse, Bacillus species have risen as opportunistic pathogens in hospitalized patients. The present study aimed at comparing chromogenic media, automated identification cards versus MALDI-TOF as the gold standard method for identification of different Bacillus species and determining minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of different antibiotics by broth microdilution method (BMD) to suggest recommendations for Bacillus treatment.