Table 4. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the Kocuria salsicia isolates (KS1–KS9)

Sample (no. of isolates)	Isolate ID	MIC value (interpretation)												MDR
		Antimicrobial agent
		AMK	CHL	CLI	GEN	POD	ENO	ERY	MAR	MIN	NIT	PRA	SXT
Cheese brine	PC	≤2 (S)	8 (S)	≤0.12 (S)	≤0.5 (S)	2 (S)	0.12 (S)	≤0.25 (S)	0.25 (S)	0.25 (S)	16 (S)	0.12 (S)	≤10 (S)	–1)
	KS1	≤2 (S)	≤4 (S)	0.25 (S)	≤0.5 (S)	1 (S)	2 (I)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	1 (I)	256 (R)	1 (I)	≤10 (S)	–
	KS2	4 (S)	≤4 (S)	≤0.12 (S)	1 (S)	2 (S)	≥4 (R)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	≥16 (R)	256 (R)	2 (R)	≤10 (S)	+2)
	KS3	≤2 (S)	≤4 (S)	≤0.12 (S)	≤0.5 (S)	1 (S)	2 (I)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	8 (R)	≥512 (R)	0.25 (S)	≤10 (S)	+
	KS4	≤2 (S)	8 (S)	0.5 (S)	≤0.5 (S)	2 (S)	≥4 (R)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	1 (I)	256 (R)	1 (I)	≤10 (S)	–
	KS5	4 (S)	≤4 (S)	≤0.12 (S)	1 (S)	1 (S)	≥4 (R)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	8 (R)	256 (R)	1 (I)	≤10 (S)	+
	KS6	≤2 (S)	≤4 (S)	0.25 (S)	≤0.5 (S)	1 (S)	≥4 (R)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	1 (I)	256 (R)	0.5 (I)	≤10 (S)	–
	KS7	4 (S)	≤4 (S)	0.25 (S)	1 (S)	4 (I)	≥4 (R)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	≥16 (R)	≥512 (R)	2 (R)	≤10 (S)	+
	KS8	≤2 (S)	≤4 (S)	0.25 (S)	≤0.5 (S)	0.5 (S)	≥4 (R)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	≤0.5 (S)	256 (R)	1 (I)	≤10 (S)	–
	KS9	4 (S)	≤4 (S)	0.25 (S)	1 (S)	0.5 (S)	≥4 (R)	≤0.25 (S)	≥4 (R)	4 (R)	256 (R)	2 (R)	≤10 (S)	+

– indicates a negative result for antimicrobial resistance against more than three antimicrobial categories.
+ indicates a positive result for antimicrobial resistance against more than three antimicrobial categories.
MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; AMK, amikacin; CHL, chloramphenicol; CLI, clindamycin; GEN, gentamicin; POD, cefpodoxime; ENO, enrofloxacin; ERY, erythromycin; MAR, marbofloxacin; MIN, minocycline; NIT, nitrofurantoin; PRA, pradofloxacin; SXT, trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole; (R), resistant; (I), intermediate; (S), susceptible; MDR, multidrug-resistant; PC, positive control (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213); KS1–KS9, K. salsicia KS1–KS9; ATCC, American Type Culture Collection.