Research Article

IncF Plasmids Are Commonly Carried by Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources in Northern Tanzania

Table 1

Antibiotic concentration tested against E. coli from surface waters in northern Tanzania.

NameCode SourceConcentration (µg/mL)

Amoxicillin/clavulanate potassiumAmx/ClvMP Biomedicals, Illkirch, France 32/16
AmpicillinAmpFisher Scientific, Fair Lawn, New Jersey32
CeftazidimeCeftazSigma-Aldrich16
ChloramphenicolChloSigma-Aldrich32
CiprofloxacinCipSigma-Aldrich4
KanamycinKanSigma-Aldrich64
StreptomycinStrSigma-Aldrich16
SulfamethoxazoleSulMP Biomedicals512
TetracyclineTetGTS, San Diego, CA16
TrimethoprimTriMP Biomedicals16