Novel genetic structure associated with an extended-spectrum β-lactamase blaVEBGene in a Providencia stuartii clinical isolate from Algeria

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作者
Aubert, D [1 ]
Naas, T [1 ]
Lartigue, MF [1 ]
Nordmann, P [1 ]
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[1] Univ Paris 11, Hop Bicetre, Fac Med Paris Sud, Assistance Publ Hop Paris,Serv Bacteriol Virol, F-94275 Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
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10.1128/AAC.49.8.3590-3592.2005
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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A ceftazidime-resistant Providencia stuartii isolate from Algeria harbored a ca. 160-kb conjugative plasmid that contained a truncated bla(VEB-1b) gene flanked by three 135-bp repeated elements. This work gives further evidence of the worldwide spread of bla(VEB) genes that are associated with genetic structures other than class 1 integrons.
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