Table 1 Strains used in this study and their resistance against five different antibiotics.

From: Virulence Characteristics and an Action Mode of Antibiotic Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Strain

MIC range (µg/ml)a

TIC

TOB

IMI

CIP

PIP/TZP

PAO1

32

0.25

4

0.0625

8(4)

Y31

128

0.25

4

0.5

8(4)

Y71

1024

128

16

16

128(4)

Y82

1024

256

16

16

64(4)

Y89

1024

128

16

16

128(4)

  1. aMinimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined by the broth dilution method at 37 °C for 24 h. TIC: ticarcillin; TOB: tobramycin; IMI: imipenem; CIP: ciprofloxacin; PIP: piperacillin; TZP: tazobactam.