Production of metal dependent β-lactamases by clinical strains of Bacteroides fragilis isolated before 1987

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 345-350

  Khushi, Teresa ^a   Payne, David J ^a   Fosberry, Andrew ^b   Reading, Christopher ^c  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Microbiology Research   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Biotechnology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; EDETIC ACID; IMIPENEM; ZINC SULFATE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ISOELECTRIC POINT; NONHUMAN;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; GREAT BRITAIN; IMIPENEM; METALS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0029932801     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.2.345     Document Type: Article

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