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BEL-2, an extended-spectrum β-lactamase with increased activity toward expanded-spectrum cephalosporins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Poirel, L.; Docquier, Jean-Denis; De Luca, F. et al.
2010In Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 54 (1), p. 533-535
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Keywords :
Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Belgium; Cephalosporinase; Cephalosporins; Cross Infection; Escherichia coli; Genes, Bacterial; Humans; Kinetics; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Pseudomonas Infections
Abstract :
[en] A Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolate recovered in Belgium produced a novel extended-spectrum ß-lactamase, BEL-2, differing from BEL-1 by a single Leu162Phe substitution. That modification significantly altered the kinetic properties of the enzyme, increasing its affinity for expanded-spectrum cephalosporins. The blaBEL-2 gene was identified from a P. aeruginosa isolate clonally related to another blaBEL-1-positive isolate. Copyright © 2010, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Microbiology
Author, co-author :
Poirel, L.;  Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Université Paris-Sud, K.-Bicêtre, France
Docquier, Jean-Denis ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Centre d'ingénierie des protéines
De Luca, F.;  Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare, Università di Siena, Policlinico Santa Maria Alle Scotte, I-53100 Siena, Italy
Verlinde, A.;  Department of Microbiology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare, Wilgenstraat 2, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium
Ide, L.;  Department of Microbiology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare, Wilgenstraat 2, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium
Rossolini, G. M.;  Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare, Università di Siena, Policlinico Santa Maria Alle Scotte, I-53100 Siena, Italy
Nordmann, P.;  Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Université Paris-Sud, K.-Bicêtre, France
Language :
English
Title :
BEL-2, an extended-spectrum β-lactamase with increased activity toward expanded-spectrum cephalosporins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
ISSN :
0066-4804
eISSN :
1098-6596
Publisher :
American Society for Microbiology, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
Volume :
54
Issue :
1
Pages :
533-535
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
European Projects :
FP7 - 223031 - TROCAR - Translational Research on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
Funders :
UE - Union Européenne [BE]
CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
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