Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis BRO β-lactamase:: a lipoprotein of gram-positive origin?

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作者
Bootsma, HJ
Aerts, PC
Posthuma, G
Harmsen, T
Verhoef, J
van Dijk, H
Mooi, FR
机构
[1] Univ Utrecht Hosp, Eijkman Winkler Inst Microbiol Infect Dis & Infla, NL-3508 GA Utrecht, Netherlands
[2] Univ Utrecht, Grad Sch Biomembranes, Utrecht, Netherlands
[3] Univ Utrecht, Dept Cell Biol, Utrecht, Netherlands
[4] Natl Inst Publ Hlth & Environm, Res Lab Infect Dis, NL-3720 BA Bilthoven, Netherlands
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10.1128/JB.181.16.5090-5093.1999
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
In the past 20 years, BRO P-lactamase-producing Moraxella catarrhalis strains have emerged. We show that BRO is expressed as a 33-kDa lipoprotein associated with the inner leaflet of the outer membrane. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a lipidated P-lactamase in a gram-negative species.
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