Biochemical-genetic analysis and distribution of FAR-1, a class A β- lactamase from Nocardia farcinica

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1644-1650

  Laurent, Frederic ^a,b   Poirel, Laurent ^a   Naas, Thierry ^a,c   Chaibi, El Bachir ^d   Labia, Roger ^d   Boiron, Patrick ^e   Nordmann, Patrice ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^d UMR175 CNRS Chim Biol S   (France)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFALOTIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM; TAZOBACTAM; TICARCILLIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; DRUG HYDROLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0032812514     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.7.1644     Document Type: Article

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