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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Characterization of the carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase OXA-58 in an Acinetobacter phenon 6/ct13TU clinical isolate
Javier Sánchez-céspedesJordi VilaVerónica AlbaPaula EspinalM. Dolores BlascoSara MartíMarc Ruizsubject
DNA BacterialMicrobiology (medical)CarbapenemGene Transfer HorizontalSequence HomologyBiologybeta-LactamasesHomology (biology)MicrobiologyAntibiotic resistancePlasmidmedicineHumansElectrophoresis Agar GelAcinetobacterNucleic Acid HybridizationSequence Analysis DNAGeneral Medicinebiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionAcinetobacterbacterial infections and mycosesbiology.organism_classificationAcinetobacter baumanniiInfectious DiseasesCarbapenemsGenes BacterialNeisseriaceaeBacteriaAcinetobacter InfectionsPlasmidsmedicine.drugdescription
The bla(OXA-58) gene identified in the Acinetobacter phenon 6/ct13TU clinical isolate presented 100% homology with the same gene in Acinetobacter baumannii. Its location in a plasmid suggests that these resistance genes may be transferred from 1 species to another.
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2008-08-01 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |