Donor cells Recipient   cells Selective medium Conjugation frequency phenotype Co-transferred
P. aeruginosa
isolate1
PITr, CAZr, CPMr,
CTXr, Gmr, Kmr
E.coli ATCC
25922 (Rifr)
MHA* +
CTX(30µg/mL)
Rif(100µg/mL)
&
Gm(30µg/mL) Rif(100µg/mL
3.13×10-5

3.2 × 10-5
CAZ, Km
*MHA: Muller – Hinton agar.
A control for conjugation was carried out and it was 1 x 10-9.
Conjugation was carried out by membrane filter technique with ratio of 2:1 for donor and recipient cells
Table 3: Conjugation between multiple drugresistance P.aeruginosa isolate 1 as donor and E.coli ATCC 25922(Rifr) as recipient by membrane filter method.