%0 Journal Article %A Wheat, P. F. %A Hastings, J. G. M. %A Spencer, R. C. %T Rapid antibiotic susceptibility tests on Enterobacteriaceae by ATP bioluminescence %D 1988 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 25 %N 2 %P 95-99 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-25-2-95 %I Microbiology Society, %X Summary The susceptibility of 76 clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae to ampicillin, piperacillin and gentamicin was assessed by ATP bioluminescence in a 4-h test. For most organisms tested (Escherichia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter and Serratia), there was good correlation with traditional MIC values estimated on 18-h cultures. However strains of Proteus mirabilis showed false resistance to the β-lactam agents with the ATP method; and concordance was achieved only after manipulation of the growth conditions. Our method is simpler than those described previously, though currently it is still labour-intensive and expensive. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-25-2-95