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Fitness trade-offs in blaTEM evolution.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2008
Mroczkowska Joanna E, Barlow Miriam
Abstract excerpt
bla(TEM-1) expression results in penicillin resistance, whereas expression of many bla(TEM-1) descendants, called extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs), results simultaneously in resistance to penicillins and extended-spectrum cephalosporins. Despite the expanded resistance phenotypes conferred by many ESBLs, bla(TEM-1) is still the most abundant bla(TEM) allele in many microbial populations. This study...
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