Research Article

Characterization of Putative Virulence Factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain RBS Isolated from a Saltern, Tunisia: Effect of Metal Ion Cofactors on the Structure and the Activity of LasB

Table 1

Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain RBS to various antibiotics determined using disc agar diffusion method.

Antibiotic classAntibioticDisc content (μg)aZone diameter (mm)

β-Lactam antibioticsCarbenicillin1000
Penicillin100
Ampicillin100
Cephalothin300
Oxacillin10
Neomycin3011

AminoglycosidesStreptomycin1012
Kanamycin5015
Gentamycin1020

QuinolonesNorfloxacin100
Nalidixic acid307
Ciprofloxacin2515

TetracyclineTetracycline5013
LincosamideLincomycin100
GlycopeptideVancomycin300
Miscellaneous agentsTrimethoprim500
Chloramphenicol100
MacrolideErythromycin150

aExcept penicillin (U).