Antibiotic Susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans : Comparison of Serotype Profiles
Open Access
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 15 (3), 440-443
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.15.3.440
Abstract
A total of 82 strains of Streptococcus mutans representing serotypes a through g were tested for susceptibility to erythromycin, penicillin, methicillin, lincomycin, tetracycline, vancomycin, gentamicin, streptomycin, neomycin, kanamycin, bacitracin, and polymyxin B. Strains included stock cultures and isolates from human and animal dental plaque. Minimal inhibitory concentrations were determined by a broth-microdilution procedure. The major differences in antibiotic susceptibility observed among the serotypes resulted with antibiotics which act on the cell surface. Bacitracin was most active against serotype a strains and polymyxin B against serotype b strains. Serotypes a, d , and g were less susceptible than the other serotypes to methicillin.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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