The sequences of the bla.,,, genes encoding TEM-92 in Proteus mirabilis and Providencia stuartii isolates were determined and were found to be identical, Except for positions 218 (Lys-6) and 512 (Lys-104), the nucleotide sequence of bla(TEM-92) was identical to that of bla(TEM-20) including the sequence of the promoter region harboring a 135-bp deletion combined with a G-162 -->T substitution, The deduced amino acid sequence of TEM-92 differed from that of TEM-52 by the presence of a substitution (Gln-6 --> Lys) in the peptide signal.