Identification and characterization of a novel metallo β-lactamase, SZM-1, in Shenzhen Bay, South China

Metallo β-Lactamases (MBLs) degrade most clinical β-lactam antibiotics, especially Carbapenem, posing a huge threat to global health. Studies on environmental MBLs are important for risk assessment of the MBLs transmission among connected habitats, and between environment and human. Here, we describ...

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Main Authors: Lingxu Fang, Zongbao Liu, Zhongyi Lu, Rongzhong Huang, Rong Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.996834/full