"beta-Lactamases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Enzymes found in many bacteria which catalyze the hydrolysis of the amide bond in the beta-lactam ring. Well known antibiotics destroyed by these enzymes are penicillins and cephalosporins.
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D001618
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.087.180
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Lactamases" by people in Profiles.
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The epidemic of extended-spectrum-ß-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli ST131 is driven by a single highly pathogenic subclone, H30-Rx. MBio. 2013 Dec 17; 4(6):e00377-13.
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Beta-lactam resistance and Enterobacteriaceae, United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Sep; 11(9):1464-6.