Sequence analysis of ARI-1, a novel OXA β-lactamase, responsible for imipenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii 6B92

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 196-199

  Donald, Helen M ^a   Scaife, Wendy ^a   Amyes, Sebastian G B ^b   Young, Hilary Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURAL GENE;

EID: 0033988342     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.1.196-199.2000     Document Type: Article

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