Table 1 Inhibitory effect of tested drugs on growth of strain OTC-16.

From: Genomic insights into the antibiotic resistance pattern of the tetracycline-degrading bacterium, Arthrobacter nicotianae OTC-16

Antibiotic categories

Antibiotics (μg per disk)

Test effect

Antibiotic categories

Antibiotics (μg per disk)

Test effect

Tetracyclines

Chlorotetracycline(30)

+

Glycopeptides

Vancomycin(30)

Doxycycline(30)

Polymyxin(300)

+

Oxytetracycline(30)

++

Polypeptide

Bacitracin(0.04)

++

Tetracycline(30)

++

Vancomycin(30)

+

Sulfonamides

Sulfadimethoxine(100)

++

Lincosamides

Clindamycin(2)

Sulfamethoxazole(30)

++

Lincomycin(20)

+

Sulfadimethazine(300)

++

Nitrofurans

Macrodantin(300)

+

Sulfamonomethoxine(30)

++

Furazolidone(300)

++

Cotrimoxazole(23.75)

++

Polyene

Nystatin(100)

++

Macrolides

Erythromycin(15)

Quinolones

Ciprofloxacin(5)

Midecamycin(30)

Ciprofloracin(5)

Aminoglycosides

Gentamicin(10)

Ofloxacin(5)

Amikacin(30)

Enoxacin(10)

Tobramycin(10)

+

Enrofloxacin(10)

Neomycin(30)

Norfloxacin(10)

Kanamycin(30)

+

Nalidixic acid(30)

++

Kanamycin sulphate(30)

+

Penicillins

Piperacillin(100)

Streptomycin(10)

++

Ampicillin(20)

Streptomycin sulphate(10)

++

Amoxicillin(20)

Cephalosporin

Cefotaxime(30)

Penicillin(20)

Aventiamycin IV(30)

Oxacillin(20)

Cefalexin(30)

Chloramphenicol

Chloramphenicol(30)

Ceftriaxone(30)

Others

Rifampicin(5)

Mefoxin(30)

Metronidazole(5)

++

Cefoperazone(75)

Isopropyl-b-D-thiogalactoside(0.01 g/ml)

++

  1. Note: -: Strain OTC-16 is highly sensitive to the drugs (diameter of bacteriostatic circle ≥ 1.3 cm); ++: strain OTC-16 is high resistant to the drugs (No bacteriostatic circles were observed); +: strain OTC-16 is medium resistant to the drugs (diameter of bacteriostatic circle < 1.3 cm).