Group 1 β-lactamases of Aeromonas caviae and their resistance to β-lactam antibiotics

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-215

  Lupiola Gomez P A ^a   Gonzalez Lama Z ^a   Tejedor Junco, M T ^a   Gonzalez Martin M ^a   Martin Barrasa J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

lactamases; Aeromonas caviae; Antibiotic resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DNA; ENZYMES; SEWAGE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBOXYPENICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM; IMIPENEM; MEZLOCILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; PLASMID DNA; SULBACTAM; TICARCILLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREIDOPENICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM;

AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WILD TYPE;

AEROMONAS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOTHIN; IMIPENEM; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS;

AEROMONAS PUNCTATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037534230     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w03-030     Document Type: Article

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