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Identification of a Plasmid Encoding SHV-12, TEM-1, and a Variant of IMP-2 Metallo-β-Lactamase, IMP-8, from a Clinical Isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae
1 Aug 2001
Abstract excerpt
A multidrug-resistant plasmid encoding TEM-1, SHV-12, and a variant of IMP-2 metallo-beta-lactamase, designated IMP-8, was identified from a clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae. There are four nucleotide differences between bla(IMP-2) and bla(IMP-8), resulting in two amino acid differences. bla(IMP-8) was also found to be carried by an integron-borne gene cassette similar to the bla(IMP-2) cassette.
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