title: Resistance to antimicrobial agents in lactobacilli isolated from caper fermentations.
abstract: A collection of lactobacilli comprising species of Lactobacillus plantarum (43 isolates), Lactobacillus brevis (9 isolates) and Lactobacillus fermentum (6 isolates) obtained from spontaneous fermentations of capers (the fruits of Capparis spinosa) were investigated for resistance to antimicrobial agents. All isolates were resistant to vancomycin and teicoplanin (MIC > 16 microg/ml). Resistance to ciprofloxacin (MIC > 2 microg/ml) was detected in all isolates of L. brevis and L. fermentum as well as in most isolates of L. plantarum, whilst resistance to levofloxacin showed a much lower incidence. Among L. plantarum and L. brevis isolates, low levels of resistance to tetracycline and/or nitrofurantoin were detected. Higher resistance levels were also detected in some isolates. Resistance to penicillin and rifampicin were also detected among L. plantarum isolates. All isolates were sensitive to ampicillin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, streptomycin, and quinupristin/dalfopristin.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez Pulido
authors.forename: Nabil Ben
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Hikmate
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abriouel
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez Cañamero
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gálvez
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031484:Capparis / Q000382:microbiology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005285:Fermentation; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents