Antimicrobial susceptibilities of food-isolated strains of Yersinia enterocolitica, Y. intermedia, Y. frederiksenii, and Y. kristensenii.
The in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Yersinia enterocolitica and newly related species isolated from foods was examined. Only 4 of 375 isolates displayed resistance to non-ss-lactam antibiotics. MICs of ampicillin and carbenicillin determined by agar dilution with respect to 125 isolates showed the high susceptibility of Y. kristensenii and biovar 3 of Y. enterocolitica to carbenicillin (MIC for 90% of the strains, less than or equal to 8 micrograms/ml).
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002228:Carbenicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015007:Yersinia / Q000187:drug effects*
D000667:Ampicillin; D002228:Carbenicillin