Chromosomal cephalosporinase in Enterobacter hormaechei as an ancestor of ACT-1 plasmidmediated AmpC β-lactamase

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-100

  Roh, Kyoung Ho ^a   Song, Wonkeun ^b   Chung, Hae Sun ^c   Lee, Yang Soon ^c   Yum, Jong Hwa ^d   Yi, Ha Na ^e   Chun, Jong Sik ^e   Yong, Dongeun ^c   Lee, Kyungwon ^c   Chong, Yunsop ^c  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; BETA LACTAMASE AMPG; BETA LACTAMASE AMPR; CEFALOTIN; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORINASE; GLYCINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; MESSENGER RNA; RNA 16S; SERINE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACT 1 BACTERIAL GENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER HORMAECHEI; GENE SEQUENCE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORINASE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 83755183392     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.032573-0     Document Type: Article

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