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Increased Hydrolysis of Oximino-β-Lactams by CMY-107, a Tyr199Cys Mutant Form of CMY-2 Produced by Escherichia coli

Authors :
Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis
Evangelia Lebessi
Stathis D. Kotsakis
E. Bozavoutoglou
E. E. Vetouli
Vivi Miriagou
Eva Tzelepi
Source :
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 59:7894-7898
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
American Society for Microbiology, 2015.

Abstract

The cephalosporinase CMY-107, a Tyr199Cys mutant form of CMY-2 encoded by an IncI self-transferable plasmid carried by an Escherichia coli clinical strain, was characterized. The enzyme hydrolyzed oximino-cephalosporins and aztreonam more efficiently than CMY-2 did.

Details

ISSN :
10986596 and 00664804
Volume :
59
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....fa8e212f9491f9c990b99c01442f5392
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.01793-15