Revised Ambler classification of β-lactamases [1]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1050-1051

  Hall, Barry G ^a   Barlow, Miriam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambler; B lactamases; Classification

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; HYDROLASE; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; SERINE; SERINE BETA LACTAMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; LETTER; NOMENCLATURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BETA-LACTAMASES;

EID: 21244488243     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki130     Document Type: Letter

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