Activity of Tigecycline against Coryneform Bacteria of Clinical Interest and Listeria monocytogenes.

The activities of tigecycline and eight other agents were evaluated against 220 coryneform bacteria and 42 Listeria monocytogenes isolates. All strains were inhibited by tigecycline at 0.5 mug/ml, except for 11 Corynebacterium striatum strains that were inhibited at 1 mug/ml. Tigecycline shows good in vitro activity against coryneform bacteria and L. monocytogenes.