Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of various Lactobacillus acidophilus strains.
Seven L. acidophilus strains were examined for their antibiotic sensitivity against various chemotherapeutic agents and all of them were found to be sensitive to novobicin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, erythromycin, oxytetracycline and chlorotetracycline, whereas, all were resistant to norfloxacin and nalidixic acid. The sensitivity towards remaining antibiotics varied among the strains. The results show that cultures should be tested for their sensitivity towards commonly used chemotherapeutic agents to eliminate starter failure during manufacture of cultured milk products.
Department of Food Science & Technology, G.B. Pant Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Pantnagar, India.
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Gupta
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Mital
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Gupta
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007779:Lactobacillus acidophilus / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013045:Species Specificity
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents