Antibiotic susceptibilities of Parachlamydia acanthamoeba in amoebae.
Parachlamydia acanthamoeba are intracellular bacteria of amoebae and are considered potential etiological agents of human pneumonia. We have determined the in vitro antibiotic susceptibilities of two strains (strain Bn(9) and Hall's coccus) in Acanthamoeba polyphaga. The two strains were susceptible to tetracyclines, macrolides, and rifampin, but resistant to fluoroquinolones.
Unité des Rickettsies, CNRS UPRES A 6020, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France.
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D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D018942:Macrolides; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000494:pharmacology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D018942:Macrolides; D013754:Tetracyclines; D012293:Rifampin