Reduced susceptibility to extended-spectrum β-lactams in V. cholerae isolated in Bangladesh

β-lactams are antibiotic molecules able to inhibit cell wall biosynthesis. Among other mechanisms, resistance in Gram-negative bacteria is mostly associated with production of β-lactamase enzymes able to bind and hydrolyze the β-lactam ring. Extended-spectrum β-lactamases extend this ability also to...

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Main Authors: Daniela Ceccarelli, Munirul Alam, Anwar Huq, Rita R Colwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00231/full