cBacillus spp. are widely used as feed additives and probiotics. However, there is limited information on their resistance to various antibiotics, and there is a growing concern over the transfer of antibiotic resistance genes. The MIC for 8 antibiotics was determined for 85 Bacillus species strains, Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis (n ؍ 29), Bacillus licheniformis (n ؍ 38), and Bacillus sonorensis (n ؍ 18), all of which were isolated from starters for Sudanese bread production. All the strains were sensitive to tetracycline (
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