| Literature DB >> 30962328 |
Tomomi Hishinuma1, Tatsuya Tada2, Hiroki Uchida1, Masahiro Shimojima3, Teruo Kirikae1.
Abstract
A novel VIM-type metallo-β-lactamase variant, VIM-60, was identified in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates in Japan. Compared with VIM-2, VIM-60 had two amino acid substitutions (Arg228Leu and His252Arg) and higher catalytic activities against fourth-generation cephalosporins. The genetic context for bla VIM-60 was intI1-bla VIM-60-aadA1-aacA31-qacEdeltaI-sulI on the chromosome.Entities:
Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosazzm321990; fourth-generation cephalosporins; metallo-β-lactamase
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30962328 PMCID: PMC6535569 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00124-19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191