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Meropenem selection induced overproduction of the intrinsic carbapenemase as well as phenotype divergence in Acinetobacter baumannii.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Sept 2017
Chen Xin, Meng Xiaobin, Gao Qianqian, Zhang Guoxiong, Gu Hanfu, Guo Xuemin
Abstract excerpt
Acinetobacter baumannii 37662 is a carbapenem-susceptible isolate with blaOXA-51-like as the sole carbapenemase gene. Following selection with meropenem (MEM) at a subinhibitory concentration, two morphologically different mutants, designated 37662RM1 and 37662RM2, were obtained and characterised. Compared with the parent strain, resistant mutant 37662RM1 grew at a slower rate and had impaired capsule synthesis,...
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