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SUBMITTER: Chouchani C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1563563 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20060901 9
A novel natural TEM beta-lactamase with extended-spectrum activity, TEM-138, was identified in a ceftazidime-resistant clinical isolate of Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis. Compared to TEM-1, TEM-138 contains the following mutations: E104K, N175I, and G238S. The bla(TEM-138) gene was located on a 50-kb transferable plasmid. Expression studies with Escherichia coli revealed efficient ceftazidimase and cefotaximase activities for TEM-138. ...[more]