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Table 2 Predicted and determined antibiotic susceptibility

From: Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) larvae as a model for antibiotic susceptibility testing and acute toxicity trials

Bacteria

Therapeutic dose (mg/kg body weight)

Ampicillin

Ciprofloxacin

Tetracycline

Rifampicin

Predicted

Test result

Predicted

Test result

Predicted

Test result

Predicted

Test result

Escherichia coli

50–200

Resistant

10–15

25

25–50

25

Resistant

Resistant

Mycobacterium smegmatis

Resistant

Resistant

Resistant

Resistant

Resistant

Resistant

10–20

Resistant

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Resistant

Resistant

10–15

Resistant

Resistant

Resistant

Resistant

Resistant

Staphylococcus aureus

50–200

200

10–15

200

Resistant

50

10–20

25