Research Article

The β-Lactamase Gene Profile and a Plasmid-Carrying Multiple Heavy Metal Resistance Genes of Enterobacter cloacae

Table 3

The MIC values of antibacterial drugs for the strains (μg/mL).

StrainsAMPKANCAZCTXCPZCMNCEFCFZFOXCROATMPRLPTZIMC

ATCC25922420.250.06250.12510.125240.03130.125240.25
BL210.540.06250.01560.015610.0313220.01560.01560.50.50.5
pET-28a/BL210.5320.06250.01560.015610.0313220.01560.01560.50.50.5
CG342560.50.1250.1250.062510240.062551210240.03130.25224
Y49025620.50.251>10240.12551210240.50.0313242
CG76>1024812812864102416>1024102451232512328
Y5465122212>10240.251024102421884
CG85>10244111>12040.251024>102410.25444
Y4826420.250.1250.2510242565120.062500.125220.5
pET-28a-blaMIR (CG34)/BL2112864441320.1252563241881
pET-28a-blaMIR (Y490)/BL2112864440.5320.06252563241841
pET-28a-blaMIR (CG76)/BL2112864441320.03132563241841
pET-28a-blaMIR (Y546)/BL2112864441320.06252563241881
pET-28a-blaMIR (CG85)/BL2112864441320.1252563241881
pET-28a-blaMIR (Y482)/BL2112864441320.1252563241881
pET-28a-blaCTX-M-9a/BL218640.254140.036440.030.03211
pET-28a-blaSHV-12/BL2186424140.256440.030.033222

IPTG was added to a final concentration of 1 mmol/L to standard Mueller-Hinton (M-H) agar plates. All MIC determinations were performed by agar dilution assays. FOX: cefoxitin; CAZ: ceftazidime; CTX: cefotaxime; AMP: ampicillin; KAN: kanamycin; CPZ: cefoperazone; CMN: cefminox; CEF: cefoselis; CFZ: cefazolin; CRO: ceftriaxone; ATM: aztreonam; PRL: piperacillin; PTZ: piperacillin/tazobactam; IMC: imipenem/cilastatin sodium hydrate.