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Elucidating the Role of Residue 67 in IMP-Type Metallo-β-Lactamase Evolution.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2015
LaCuran Alecander E, Pegg Kevin M, Liu Eleanor M, Bethel Christopher R, Ai Ni, Welsh William J, Bonomo Robert A, Oelschlaeger Peter
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Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is ever changing and adapting, as once-novel β-lactam antibiotics are losing their efficacy, primarily due to the production of β-lactamases. Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) efficiently inactivate a broad range of β-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenems, and are often coexpressed with other antibacterial resistance factors. The rapid dissemination of MBLs and lack of novel...
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