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Influence of acquired β-lactamases on the evolution of spontaneous carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2013
Adler Marlen, Anjum Mehreen, Andersson Dan I, Sandegren Linus
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the influence of plasmid-borne β-lactamases on the evolution of spontaneous carbapenem resistance in Escherichia coli and the fitness costs associated with resistance. METHODS: Stepwise selection of carbapenem-resistant mutants with or without the extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-encoding plasmid pUUH239.2 was performed. Mutation rates and mutational pathways to resistance were...
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