| Literature DB >> 25801555 |
Jiachi Chiou1, Ruichao Li1, Sheng Chen2.
Abstract
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is commonly resistant to ampicillin, yet the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are not clear. In this study, a novel class A carbenicillin-hydrolyzing β-lactamase (CARB) family of β-lactamases, bla(CARB-17), was identified and found to be responsible for the intrinsic penicillin resistance in V. parahaemolyticus. Importantly, bla(CARB-17)-like genes were present in all 293 V. parahaemolyticus genome sequences available in GenBank and detectable in all 91 V. parahaemolyticus food isolates, further confirming the intrinsic nature of this gene.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25801555 PMCID: PMC4432138 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00047-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191