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Table 2 Transconjugation frequencies, resistance markers transferred to recipient strains and MICs of antibiotics used against blaCTX-M-15 positive strains of E. coli

From: Infected foot ulcers in male and female diabetic patients: a clinico-bioinformative study

Name of the strain

D253

D281

MIC (mg/L)

0

0

   Gentamicin (G)

128

64

   Tobramycin (Tb)

64

32

   Kanamycin (Ka)

64

128

   Amikacin (Ak)

32

32

   Streptomycin (St)

64

64

   Cefazolin (Cz)

>256

>256

   Ceftazidime (Ca)

32

32

   Cefotaxime (Ce)

256

64

   Ceftriaxone (Ci)

256

512

   Cefepime (Cpm)

64

64

   Ciprofloxacin (Cf)

64

64

   Norfloxacin (Nx)

64

32

   Piperacillin (Pc)

>256

512

   Amoxyclav (Ac)

4

2

   Tetracycline (T)

256

512

Resistance pattern type

3

3

Resistance markers present in donor or test isolates

G, Tb, Ka, St, Ch, Cz, Cu, Ca, T, Ce, Ci, Cpm, Cf, Nx, Pc

G, Tb, Ka, St, Ch, Cz, Cu, Ca, T, Ce, Ci, Cpm, Cf, Nx, Pc

Resistance markers transferred to the recipient ( E. coli J53)

Ca, Ce, Ci, T

Ca, Ce, Ci, Cf

Total no. of transconjugants per plate

1.7 × 102

2.1 × 102

Total no. of recepients ( E. coli J53) per plate

107

107

Tansfer Frequency (Total No. of transconjugants per plate/Total no. of recepients per plate)

1.7 × 10-5

2.1 × 10-5