The bla gene of the cephamycin cluster of Streptomyces clavuligerus encodes a class A β-lactamase of low enzymatic activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 6035-6040

  Pérez Llarena, Francisco ^a   Martín, Juan F ^a   Galleni, Moreno ^b   Coque, Juan José R ^a   Fuente, Juan L ^a   Frère, Jean Marie ^b   Liras, Paloma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHAMYCIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; DEACETOXYCEPHALOSPORIN C; PENICILLIN G; SYNTHETASE;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES CLAVULIGERUS;

EID: 0038998472     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.19.6035-6040.1997     Document Type: Article

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