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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1970 October; 20(4): 600-604
Copyright © 1970 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

In Vitro Susceptibility of Brucella to Various Antibiotics

Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

ABSTRACT

A series of 27 strains of six species of Brucella was tested for susceptibility in vitro to a representative cross section of antibiotics in current use. The activity against each species was plotted, with the cumulative per cent of strains inhibited indicated for each concentration. As a class, the tetracycline antibiotics were the most effective. Erythromycin, gentamicin, streptomycin, and kanamycin, as well as rifampin, were quite active. The penicillin-cephalosporin group, with the exception of ampicillin, was comparatively ineffective, as were the polypeptides and the miscellaneous group of chloramphenicol, lincomycin, cycloserine, and sulfadiazine. Species differences were noticeable, with some strains of B. canis being considerably more resistant to streptomycin and the tetracyclines than B. suis and B. abortus. B. melitensis, B. ovis, and B. neotomae were intermediate in antibiotic susceptibility.