The metallo-β-lactamases fall into two distinct phylogenetic groups

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-254

  Hall, Barry G ^a,b   Salipante, Stephen J ^a   Barlow, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambler Class B; Metallo lactamases; Serine lactamases

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; SERINE;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BETA-LACTAMASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0042641459     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-003-2471-0     Document Type: Article

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