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An allelic variant of the chromosomal gene for class A beta-lactamase K2, specific for Klebsiella pneumoniae, is the ancestor of SHV-1.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Dec 1997
Haeggman S, Löfdahl S, Burman L G
Abstract excerpt
Fecal Klebsiella isolates from neonates in 22 Swedish special care units were examined by a PCR we developed for detection of the SHV-1 beta-lactamase gene. All 105 K. pneumoniae isolates and all 11 K. pneumoniae reference strains (including the K. pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae, ozaenae, and rhino...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Chromosomes, Bacterial
- Conjugation, Genetic
- Genes, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Isoelectric Focusing
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Substrate Specificity
- beta-Lactamases