First Report of Metallo-β-Lactamase NDM-5-Producing Escherichia coli in Japan
Author(s) -
Ryuichi Nakano,
Akiyo Nakano,
Kenji Hikosaka,
Sayoko Kawakami,
Naohisa Matsunaga,
Miwa Asahara,
Shinobu Ishigaki,
Taiji Furukawa,
Masato Suzuki,
Keigo Shibayama,
Yasuo Ono
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.04265-14
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli proteins , enterobacteriaceae , biology , chemistry , genetics , gene
Reports of carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are increasing worldwide ([1][1]). Among the newly emerged carbapenemases, New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-1) represents the latest threat to public health. Since it was first described in 2009 ([2][2]), NDM-producing
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