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Differential regulation of L1 and L2 beta-lactamase expression in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Feb 2002
Avison Matthew B, Higgins Catherine S, Ford Peter J, von Heldreich Charlotte J, Walsh Timothy R, Bennett Peter M
Abstract excerpt
It has been reported that Stenotrophomonas maltophilia L1 and L2 beta-lactamase expression is coordinated. We have isolated S. maltophilia mutants where (i) L1 is constitutively hyper-expressed and L2 is inducible; (ii) L2 is hyper-expressed and L1 is inducible; and (iii) L1 and L2 are constitutively hyper-expressed. The frequency of isolating type 1 and 2 mutants is c. 10(-7), indicating that promoter mutations...
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