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. 2015 Sep 30;6:8452. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9452

Table 1. Selection conditions.

Antibiotic Concentration (μgml−1) Code Class Number of colonies
Ampicillin 16 AMP β-Lactam/penicillin 660
Amoxicillin 16 AMX β-Lactam/penicillin 500
Carbenicillin 64 CAR β-Lactam/penicillin 1,100
Piperacillin 16 PIP β-Lactam/penicillin 800
Ceftazidime 1 CTZ β-Lactam/cephalosporin 350
Amikacin 16 AMK Aminoglycoside 220
Gentamicin 8 GEN Aminoglycoside 40
Spectinomycin 32 SPC Aminoglycoside 330
Azithromycin 16 AZI Macrolide 120
Erythromycin 100 ERY Macrolide 200
Tetracycline 4 TET Tetracycline 100
Chloramphenicol 6 CAM Phenicol 30
Rifampicin 16 RIF Rifamycin 210
Trimethoprim 4 TMP Benzylpyrimidine 2,000
Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim 32:4 SXT Sulfonamide/dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor 1,500
Total       8,160

AMK, amikacin; AMP, ampicillin; AMX, amoxicillin; AZI, azithromycin; CAM, chloramphenicol; CAR, carbenicillin; CTZ, ceftazidime; ERY, erythromycin; GEN, gentamicin; PIP, piperacillin; RIF, rifampicin; SPC, spectinomycin; SXT, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim; TET, tetracycline; TMP, trimethoprim.