Research Article

Investigation of Virulence and Antibiotic-Resistance of Bacillus cereus Isolated from Various Spices

Table 5

Resistance profile of B. cereus strains.

AntibioticsNo. of multiple resistant isolates (%)

P, PB1 (1.19%)
P, AMP2 (2.38%)
P, AMP, Te7 (8.33%)
P, AMP, E, Te5 (5.95%)
P, AMP, Te, S, E6 (7.14%)
P, AMP, E, N, S1 (1.19%)
P, AMP, Te, S, E, K2 (2.38%)
P, AMP, Te, C, E, N, Va, N8 (9.52%)

Note: Ol, oleandomycin; Te, tetracycline; Pb, polymixin B; C, chloramphenicol; E, erythromycin; P, penicillin G; Kf, cephalothin; Amp, ampicillin; K, kanamycin; Va, vancomycin; S, streptomycin; N, neomycin.