Sequences of β-lactamase genes encoding CTX-M-1 (MEN-1) and CTX-M-2 and relationship of their amino acid sequences with those of other β-lactamases

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 509-513

  Bauernfeind, A ^a   Stemplinger, I ^a   Jungwirth, R ^a   Ernst, S ^a   Casellas, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Associacion Panamericana I   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENTERITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MOLECULAR CLONING; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030048106     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.2.509     Document Type: Article

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