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Mutational replacement of Leu-293 in the class C Enterobacter cloacae P99 beta-lactamase confers increased MIC of cefepime.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2002
Vakulenko Sergei B, Golemi Dasantila, Geryk Bruce, Suvorov Maxim, Knox James R, Mobashery Shahriar, Lerner Stephen A
Abstract excerpt
The class C beta-lactamase from Enterobacter cloacae P99 confers resistance to a wide range of broad-spectrum beta-lactams but not to the newer cephalosporin cefepime. Using PCR mutagenesis of the E. cloacae P99 ampC gene, we obtained a Leu-293-Pro mutant of the P99 beta-lactamase conferring a higher MIC of cefepime (MIC, 8 microg/ml, compared with 0.5 microg/ml conferred by the wild-type enzyme). In addition,...
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