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Table 1 Effect of TZ on EP substrates MICs before and after the exposure processes

From: Impact of efflux in the development of multidrug resistance phenotypes in Staphylococcus aureus

MIC (mg/L) after exposure to:

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

á…Ÿ

   

EtBr

CIP

CET

 

Original MIC (mg/L)

½ MIC

MIC

½ MIC

MIC

½ MIC

MIC

 

No EI

+ TZ

No EI

+ TZ

No EI

+ TZ

No EI

+ TZ

No EI

+ TZ

No EI

+ TZ

No EI

+ TZ

ATCC25923

EtBr

8

1 (↓8x)

32

4 (↓8x)

32

1 (↓32x)

32

8 (↓4x)

32

4 (↓8x)

8

2 (↓4x)

32

4 (↓8x)

CIP

0.25

0.125 (↓2x)

2

0.25 (↓8x)

2

0.25 (↓8x)

2

0.5 (↓4x)

2

0.5 (↓4x)

0.5

0.25 (↓2x)

2

0.5 (↓4x)

CET

2

0.25 (↓8x)

4

0.5 (↓8x)

8

0.125 (↓64x)

4

0.5 (↓8x)

4

0.5 (↓8x)

4

0.5 (↓8x)

4

0.5 (↓8x)

SM2

EtBr

8

2 (↓4x)

32

1 (↓32x)

64

2 (↓32x)

32

4 (↓8x)

32

2 (↓16x)

8

1 (↓8x)

32

4 (↓8x)

CIP

32

16 (↓2x)

128

16 (↓8x)

512

32 (↓16x)

256

32 (↓8x)

256

16 (↓16x)

32

8 (↓4x)

128

32 (↓4x)

CET

2

0.5 (↓4x)

4

0.25 (↓16x)

16

4 (↓4x)

4

2 (↓2x)

8

1 (↓8x)

4

0.5 (↓8x)

8

2 (↓4x)

SM50

EtBr

8

1 (↓8x)

64

8 (↓8x)

32

8 (↓4x)

64

4 (↓16x)

32

4 (↓8x)

16

2 (↓8x)

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CIP

64

16 (↓4x)

256

64 (↓4x)

256

64 (↓4x)

512

64 (↓8x)

256

64 (↓4x)

128

32 (↓4x)

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CET

4

0.5 (↓8x)

8

1 (↓8x)

8

1 (↓8x)

8

2 (↓4x)

8

2 (↓4x)

4

1 (↓4x)

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  1. The values in brackets correspond to the decrease (↓ n-fold) of the MICs in the presence of a sub-inhibitory concentration of TZ relatively to the original values (absence of efflux inhibitor); decreases of  ≥ 4-fold are highlighted by bold-type letters