Antibiotic Susceptibility of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria

Authors

  • Formuzul Haque K. M Assistant Professor Department of Food Technology and Nutritional science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh
  • Yusof R. M.
  • Obidul Huq A.K
  • Khaleque N.H

Abstract

Three Lactobacillus (LAB) strains, namely, LAB-3, LAB-11 and LAB-21 (species L. casei) and three Bifidobacteriam (BB) strains, namely, Bifi-11, Bifi-19 and Bifi-20 (species B. infantis) were grown in MRS broth and TPY broth, respectively. They were subjected to susceptibility tests against a range of antibiotics. The isolates were resistant to streptomycin, vancomycin, bacitracin, cephalothine, ceftizoxime, ceftriazon, cloxacillin, clindamycin, cefuroxime, cefuxime and tetracycline and kanamycin but susceptible to ampicillin, amoxicillin and chloramphenicol. With moderate susceptibility to carbencillin and centriazon. The results were compared to a B. infantis ATCC 25962 strain, which showed similar results.

Keywords: S. aureus, Lactobacillus, Antibiotic, microflora

Published

2014-08-12

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Research Article