Research Article

Ultrastructural Changes in Clinical and Microbiota Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carriers of Genes blaSHV, blaTEM, blaCTX-M, or blaKPC When Subject to β-Lactam Antibiotics

Table 2

MICs of K. pneumoniae isolates obtained of microbiota and sub-MICs used for analysis by electron microscopy.

Isolates Ampicillin (μg mL−1)Amoxicillin (μg mL−1)
MICsSub-MICsMICsSub-MICs
TEMSEMTEMSEM

K58.1-F160.5; 2; 8 0.5; 8 320.5; 4; 160.5; 16
K21.1-F1280.5; 16; 32; 6416; 32; 64>1280.5; 4; 16; 64; 1280.5; 16; 128

MICs: minimum inhibitory concentrations; sub-MICs: sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations; TEM: transmission electron microscopy; and SEM: scanning electron microscopy.