Sfh-1, a subclass B2 metallo-β-lactamase from a Serratia fonticola environmental isolate

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作者
Saavedra, MJ
Peixe, L
Sousa, JC
Henriques, I
Alves, A
Correia, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Aveiro, Dept Biol, Ctr Cell Biol, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
[2] Univ Tras Montes & Alto Douro, ICETA, Dept Higiene & Sanidade, Vila Real, Portugal
[3] Univ Porto, Fac Pharm, P-4100 Oporto, Portugal
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10.1128/AAC.47.7.2330-2333.2003
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
An environmental isolate of Serratia fonticola resistant to carbapenems was shown to contain a genetic determinant encoding a metallo-beta-lactamase of the subclass B2. The Sfh-I enzyme exhibits some divergence from the previously characterized enzymes of this subclass. This is the first example of a naturally occurring metallo-beta-lactamase in Enterobacteriaceae.
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