title: Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of mycoplasmas by ATP bioluminescence.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Limb
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Wheat
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Hastings
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate