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SUBMITTER: Bercot B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3393436 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bercot Béatrice B Nordmann Patrice P Drancourt Michel M Poirel Laurent L
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20120423 7
Minibacterium massiliensis strain CIP107820 is a recently discovered waterborne Gram-negative rod isolated from hospital water samples. It harbors a chromosomally located gene encoding an Ambler class A extended-spectrum β-lactamase termed MIN-1, sharing 56%, 54%, and 51% amino acid identities with β-lactamases LUT-1, KPC-2, and CTX-M-2, respectively. β-Lactamase MIN-1 hydrolyzes penicillins, narrow-spectrum cephalosporins, cefotaxime, and, less efficiently, cefepime, while ceftazidime and carba ...[more]