Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed against four multidrug resistant Gram-positive bacteria: Enterococcus faecalis vanB2-C3735 [28 (link)], Enterococcus faecium vanA-C2302 [29 (link)], Staphylococcus aureus C5932 (MRSA CC398) [30 (link)], Staphylococcus epidermidis C3658 (linezo-R) [31 (link)], and 4 multiresisatnt Gram-negative bacteria: Salmonella enteritidis C4220, Escherichia coli C999 (CTX-M-15) [32 (link)] Klebsiella pneumoniae C1370 (CTX-M-15) [32 (link)], Pseudomonas aeruginosa C4660 (VIM-2) [33 (link)]; and two Gram-positive foodborne strains Listeria monocytogenes ATCC700302 and Bacillus cereus ATCC1306. The strains are part of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and University of La Rioja collections. All the bacterial strains were subcultured from the original culture in Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) agar (Oxoid, UK) for 24 h at 37 °C. Müller-Hinton (MH) agar (Oxoid, UK) was used for the antimicrobial susceptibility assay. All the bacterial strains were subculture from the original culture in Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) agar (Oxoid, UK) for 24 h at 37 °C. Müller-Hinton (MH) agar (Oxoid, UK) was used for the antimicrobial susceptibility assay.
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