OXA-58, a novel class D β-lactamase involved in resistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii
OXA-58, a novel class D β-lactamase involved in resistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii
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DOI:
10.1128/aac.49.1.202-208.2005
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Nordmann, P
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作者:
Poirel, L;Marqué, S;Nordmann, P
A carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain was isolated in Toulouse, France, in 2003. Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli identified the carbapenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase OXA-58, which is weakly related (less than 50% amino acid identity) to other oxacillinases. It hydrolyzed penicillins, oxacillin, and imipenem but not expanded-spectrum cephalosporins. The bla(OXA-58) gene was located on a ca. 30-kb non-self-transferable plasmid. After electrotransformation in the A. baumannii CIP7010(T) reference strain, it conferred reduced susceptibility to carbapenems. The bla(OXA-58) gene was bracketed by two novel ISAba3-like insertion elements. This study describes a newly characterized P-lactamase that may contribute to carbapenem resistance in A. baumannii.