β-Lactamases: A Survey of Protein Diversity

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Bacterial resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics and beta-lactamase inhibitors is an ever increasing problem that threatens the clinical utility of drugs that form the cornerstone of the antibiotic armamentarium. Especially among Gram-negative pathogens, elaboration of structurally and mechanistically novel beta-lactamase enzymes is the most important means by which resistance occurs. An appreciation of the...

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