| Literature DB >> 12760895 |
Isabel C Materon1, Anne Marie Queenan, Theresa M Koehler, Karen Bush, Timothy Palzkill.
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The Sterne and Ames strains of Bacillus anthracis carry chromosomal genes bla1 and bla2, which confer beta-lactam resistance when expressed in Escherichia coli. MIC measurements and steady-state kinetic analyses indicate that Bla1 possesses penicillinase activity while Bla2 possesses penicillinase, cephalosporinase, and carbapenem-hydrolyzing activities.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12760895 PMCID: PMC155864 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.6.2040-2042.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191