Microbial control lab report for E. coli

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Diameter of Zone of Inhibition (mm)

Disk Symbol

Antibiotic

Concentration

Resistant

Intermediate

Sensitive

AM

Ampicillin: gram negatives and enterococci

10 μg

13 or less

14 -16

17 or more

AM

Ampicillin: staphylococci & penicillin G susceptible

10 μg

28 or less

29 or more

B

Bacitracin

10 IU

8 or less

9 -12

13 or more

CB

Carbenicillin: Proteus & Escherichia coli

100 μg

19 or less

20 - 22

23 or more

CB

Carbenicillin:

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

100 μg

13 or less

14 -16

17 or more

CR

Cephalothin

30 μg

14 or less

15 -17

18 or more

C

Chloramphenicol

30 μg

12 or less

13 -17

18 or more

CC

Clindamycin

2 μg

14 or less

15 -16

17 or more

CL

Colistin (Colymycin)

10 μg

8 or less

9 -10

11 or more

E

Erythromycin

15 μg

13 or less

14 -17

18 or more

GM

Gentamicin

10 μg

12 or less

13 or more

K

Kanamycin

30 μg

13 or less

14 -17

18 or more

ME

Methicillin

5 μg

9 or less

10 -13

14 or more

N

Neomycin

30 μg

12 or less

13 -16

17 or more

NB

Novobiocin

30 μg

17 or less

18 - 21

22 or more

P

Penicillin G: Staphylococci

10 IU

20 or less

21 or more

P

Penicillin G: other microorganisms

10 IU

11 or less

12 - 21

22 or more

PB

Polymycin B

300 IU

8 or less

9 -11

12 or more

S

Streptomycin

10 μg

11 or less

12 -14

15 or more

G

Sulfisoxazole

250 μg

12 or less

13 -16

17 or more

SXT

Sulfomethoxazole

250 μg

10 or less

11 -15

16 or more

Te

Tetracycline

30 μg

14 or less

15 -18

19 or more

VA

Vancomycin

30 μg

9 or less

10 -11

12 or more