Non-inducible, mainly cell-associated β-lactamase from Nocardia asteroides strain 108

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-11

  Scopetti, Franca ^a   Fattorini, Lanfranco ^a   Franceschini, Nicola ^b   Amicosante, Gianfranco ^b   Orefici, Graziella ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORINASE; CLAVULANIC ACID; PENICILLINASE; SULBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NONHUMAN;

AMOXICILLIN; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; CEFOXITIN; DETERGENTS; HYDROLYSIS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; PENICILLIN G;

EID: 0030793081     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.1.5     Document Type: Article

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