Fig. 4 | The Journal of Antibiotics

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From: Blue benzoquinone from scorpion venom shows bactericidal activity against drug-resistant strains of the priority pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii

Fig. 4

A. baumannii did not develop resistance to the blue 1,4-benzoquinone after continuous exposure. a Determination of the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the benzoquinone against the A. baumannii ATCC 17978 strain. Bacteria were grown in MH broth without (control) or with different concentrations of the benzoquinone under static conditions. Data represent the average of three independent experiments done in triplicate; error bars represent standard error of the mean. b Serial culture cycles of the A. baumannii 17978 strain in MH broth with different concentrations of the benzoquinone, ciprofloxacin or gentamicin (0.5X, 1X, 2X, and 4X of the MIC). Bacterial cultures were incubated in static conditions. Data show the increase in the MIC of each compound against A. baumannii ATCC 17978 throughout the growth cycles

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