Table 2 MIC distributions of 9 antibiotics for lactic acid bacteria isolated from three different African fermented food products. Antibiotic MIC was determined by the broth microdilution method

AMP

Lb. plantarum

10

10

Leuc. pseudomesenteroides

1

1

Lb. ghanensis

1

1

Lb. fermentum

2

2

Lb. salivarius

6

6

Ped. acidilactici

3

2

1

W. confusa

5

5

Ped. pentosaceus

3

2

1

CHL

Lb. plantarum

10

10

Leuc. pseudomesenteroides

1

1

Lb. ghanensis

1

1

Lb. fermentum

2

2

Lb. salivarius

6

4

2

Ped. acidilactici

3

2

W. confusa

5

5

Ped. pentosaceus

3

3

CLIN

Lb. plantarum

10

8

1

1

Leuc. pseudomesenteroides

1

1

Lb. ghanensis

1

1

Lb. fermentum

2

2

Lb. salivarius

6

6

Ped. acidilactici

3

3

W. confusa

5

5

Ped. pentosaceus

3

3

ERY

Lb. plantarum

10

1

7

2

Leuc. pseudomesenteroides

1

1

Lb. ghanensis

1

1

Lb. fermentum

2

2

Lb. salivarius

5

3

2

Ped. acidilactici

3

2

1

W. confusa

5

2

3

Ped. pentosaceus

3

2

1

GEN

Lb. plantarum

10

7

3

Leuc. pseudomesenteroides

1

0

Lb. ghanensis

1

0

Lb. fermentum

2

1

1

Lb. salivarius

6

2

4

Ped. acidilactici

3

0

W. confusa

5

4

1

Ped. pentosaceus

3

1

2

KAN

Lb. plantarum

10

0

Leuc pseudomesenteroides

1

0

Lb. ghanensis

1

0

Lb. fermentum

2

0

Lb. salivarius

6

0

Ped. acidilactici

3

0

W. confusa

5

3

W. confusa

5

3

Ped. pentosaceus

3

0

STREP

Lb. plantarum

10

2

5

Leuc. pseudomesenteroides

1

1

Lb. ghanensis

1

1

Lb. fermentum

2

2

Lb. salivarius

6

4

2

Ped. acidilactici

3

0

W. confusa

5

2

3

Ped. pentosaceus

3

0

TET

Lb. plantarum

10

2

8

Leuc. pseudomesenteroides

1

1

Lb. ghanensis

1

1

Lb. fermentum

2

2

Lb. salivarius

6

6

Ped. acidilactici

3

1

2

W. confusa

5

4

1

Ped. pentosaceus

3

2

1

VAN

Lb. plantarum

10

0

Leuc. pseudomesenteroides

1

0

Lb. ghanensis

1

0

Lb. fermentum

2

0

Lb. salivarius

6

0

Ped. acidilactici

3

0

W. confusa

5

0

Ped. pentosaceus

3

0