Characterization of a novel Metallo-β-lactamase variant, GIM-2, from a clinical isolate of Enterobacter cloacae in Germany

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1824-1825

  Wendel, Andreas F ^a   MacKenzie, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; GENTAMICIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; BETA LACTAMASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMPLICON; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CASSETTE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; GIM 2 GENE; HYBRIDIZATION; INTEGRON; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

BETA-LACTAMASES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 84923250952     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.05062-14     Document Type: Letter

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