Quality-Control Ranges for Antimicrobial SusceptibilityTesting by Broth Dilution of the Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Type Strain (ATCC 27164 T )

There are no approved standards for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of the fastidious spirochete Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. An interlaboratory study was performed to establish MIC quality control ranges for six antimicrobial agents for the type strain of B. hyodysenteriae using broth dilution. The results showed that B. hyodysenteriae B78^T ATCC 27164^T is a suitable quality control strain. This is a first step toward standardization of methods regarding this anaerobe.