Genetic characterization and emergence of the metallo-β-lactamase GIM-1 in Pseudomonas spp. and Enterobacteriaceae during a long-term outbreak

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5162-5165

  Wendel, Andreas F ^a   Brodner, Alexander H B ^a   Wydra, Stephan ^a,c   Ressina, Sofija ^a   Henrich, Birgit ^a   Pfeffer, Klaus ^a   Toleman, Mark A ^b   MacKenzie, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SYNLAB ACADEMY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIM 1 PROTEIN; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRON; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; INTEGRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 84884226416     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00118-13     Document Type: Article

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