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Environmental factors modulate β-lactamase phenotypes: effect of pH and redox potential on β-lactam resistance.
Microbiology spectrum - 4 Aug 2026
Anbo Mikkel, Jensen Jacob Dyring, Ivanova Mirena, Nielsen Hanne Nørgaard, Svendsen Christina Aaby, Otani Saria, Aarestrup Frank M
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Environmental factors may have unnoticed effects on the activity of β-lactamases against β-lactams. We constructed a panel of Escherichia coli strains expressing 16 different β-lactamases and determined the MICs of 10 β-lactams under aerobic conditions at different pH values and under anaerobic conditions. We observed a contrasting effect of pH on MICs depending on the β-lactam and β-lactamase. Anaerobiosis...
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