Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of mycoplasmas by ATP bioluminescence.
The susceptibility of 72 mycoplasmas to a range of antimicrobial agents was assessed in a 6-h ATP bioluminescence system. ATP was assayed with the Amerlite Analyser. Correlation with conventionally determined MICs was excellent for erythromycin and tetracycline even at 3 h. However, for ciprofloxacin, correlation was poor unless incubation was extended to 6 h.
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Department of Bacteriology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
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Hastings
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Spencer
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D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate