DISINFECTANT TOLERANCE AND ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE IN PSYCHROTROPHIC GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM VEGETABLES

Authors
FERNANDEZASTORGA A HIJARRUBIA MJ HERNANDEZ M ARANA I SUNEN E
Citation
A. Fernandezastorga et al., DISINFECTANT TOLERANCE AND ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANCE IN PSYCHROTROPHIC GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM VEGETABLES, Letters in applied microbiology, 20(5), 1995, pp. 308-311
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Letters in applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02668254
Volume
20
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
308 - 311
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-8254(1995)20:5<308:DTAAIP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A total of 330 strains of psychrotrophic non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria isolated from vegetables were studied. In spite of the wide r ange of antibiotic resistance occurring, less than 10% showed resistan ce patterns which included mezclocillin-ticarcillin-gentamicin or ceft izoxime-norfloxacin. Reductions of > 5 log(10) in the numbers of cfu w ere found when these strains were exposed for 30 min to a quaternary a mmonium compound (1% w/v).