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SUBMITTER: Perilli M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1068604 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perilli Mariagrazia M Mugnaioli Claudia C Luzzaro Francesco F Fiore Marianna M Stefani Stefania S Rossolini Gian Maria GM Amicosante Gianfranco G
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20050401 4
A new natural TEM derivative with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase activity, TEM-134, was identified in a ceftazidime-resistant clinical isolate of Citrobacter koseri. Compared to TEM-1, TEM-134 contains the following mutations: Q39K, E104K, R164H, and G238S. The bla(TEM-134) gene was not transferable by conjugation and, apparently, was chromosomally encoded. Expression studies with Escherichia coli revealed efficient cefotaximase and ceftazidimase activity for TEM-134. ...[more]